A Chinese emperor had tea leaves buried as one of his funerary goods in his tomb, according to discoveries by Chinese archeologists, reported The Independent on Monday.

The tea leaves are found and identified in the ancient tomb back in 141 BC. [Photo from web]

The researchers recently successfully analyzed the micro crystals between the fluff on the surface of the materials and finally confirmed that tea leaves were found, even though the materials were excavated in the 1990s.

Other organic materials include grains and rice.

The tea leaves can be dated back to the dynasty of Emperor Jing of the Han dynasty, who died in 141 BC.

Weapons, pottery figurines, and some full-sized chariots were also part of the funerary goods buried with the emperor.

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