Elephants in ancient China Elephants in ancient China The existence of elephants in ancient China is attested both by archaeological evidence and by depictions in Chinese artwork. Long thought to belong to an extinct subspecies of Asian elephants, named "Elephas maximus rubridens", they lived in Central and Southern China before the 14th century BC. They once occurred as far north as Anyang, Henan in northern China. The elephant is mentioned in the earliest received texts, including the "Shijing", "Liji", and "Zuozhuan." The oracle bone script and bronzeware script glyphs for elephant are pictographic depictions of an animal with a long trunk. Their modern descendant
Mastodon discography Mastodon discography The discography of heavy metal band Mastodon consists of seven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one video album, six extended plays, twenty-six singles and twenty music videos. The band was formed in 2000 by guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, bassist and vocalist Troy Sanders, and drummer Brann Dailor, in Atlanta, Georgia. Mastodon released their debut extended play, "Slick Leg" in 2001, before signing with Relapse Records and releasing their second EP "Lifesblood" the same year, followed by the band's first studio album in 2002, "Remission". After a tour promoting the album, Mastodon released their