Cao Cao is known for his Machiavellian nature, distrusting those around him. During his ascension to power, he made many enemies. Fearing the tomb could be desecrated, Cao Cao decided to set up decoys. That's why most skeptics are arguing the warlord would never allow anyone to locate his grave by simply reading the inscriptions of tablets.

However, an archeologist who has studied the relics at the site, dismissed the doubts.

Liu Qingzhu, archeologist, said, "History is written by people and therefore is inevitably subjective. However, we found another person buried over one hundred years later in Anyang. The inscriptions of that person say he was buried near Cao Cao's tomb. This is clear evidence, and is much more accurate."

The excavation team found the remains of a man in his sixties, and the bones of two women in their fifties and twenties, believed to be Cao Cao, his wife, and their female servant.

However, final results remain to be seen until DNA samples retrieved from the skeletons are compared with Cao Cao's descendants in his hometown.

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