2,000-year-old giant panda remains unearthed in China for first time

For the first time in history, giant panda remains have been unearthed from a royal burial pit dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (202BC-AD25), which was released in a documentary that aired on Saturday. A complete skeleton of an animal, which was later confirmed to be that of a giant panda, was discovered by archaeologists at the end of 2021 during an excavation of more than 20 small subsidiary pits around the grand mausoleum of Emperor Wendi of Han in the outskirts of Xi'an, capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to a report by the news website cover.cn on Tuesday.

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remain n. 遗迹

burial 埋葬

pit 深坑；陷阱

documentary 纪录片

skeleton 骨骼

archaeology 考古学

excavation 挖掘

subsidiary 子公司；附件（subsidy 补助金）

mausoleum 陵墓（museum 博物馆）

outskirt 边缘；外围（skirt 裙子）