Ice skates made of bone have been unearthed from a Bronze Age tomb in western China, suggesting an ancient technological exchange between the east and west of Eurasia.
3,500-year-old animal bone ice skates found in a Chinese tomb have drawn attention to Xinjiang as the birthplace of skiing which originated with nomadic tribes.
Beijing, Feb 27 (EFE).- Chinese archaeologists have found 3,500-year-old ice skates made of animal bones from the western Xinjiang region. The skates, made from cattle and horse bones, were found inside a tomb in the Ili River Valley, the Global Times reported. Experts say they were yet to find why Xinjiang people skated on ice. …