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Terracotta figurine verifies compass use during Song Dynasty
Updated: Nov 15, 2022
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A Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) terracotta figurine holds a compass that has scales carved around a hole in the center. The figurine, a treasure in the permanent collection of the China Port Museum in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, provides proof that compasses were used for sea navigation at that time.
