Scientists discovered 59 bombs from the Ming Dynasty near the Great Wall of China. This was reported by Live Science.
The ancient bombs were found near a section of the Great Wall in Badaling built by Ming Dynasty rulers in the 16th century. This place is located about 80 kilometers from Beijing.
The bombs were made of stone and had a hole in the middle to be filled with gunpowder. These are similar to previously found shells, which were weapons commonly used among guards along the Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty. Once filled with gunpowder, bombs could be sealed and thrown at the enemy from above. They were used primarily for ignition, but the composition of the gunpowder was designed to maximize the power of the explosion.
Gunpowder is believed to have been invented in China in the 900s. During the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), many types of gunpowder weapons were already in use in East Asia. They were made of stone or iron and were thrown by hand using a trebuchet or trebuchet.
The find reveals the surprising diversity of early gunpowder weapons used during the Ming Dynasty, said Tonio Andrade of Emory University in Atlanta, who was not involved in the discovery. He believes that the Ming Dynasty was the world’s first “gunpowder empire.”
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