Xu Shen, Shuowen Jiezi, vol. 15, "radical 巴"; quote: (巴：蟲也。或曰食象蛇。象形。), rough translation: "巴 (bā): an animal. Some say [it is] a snake that eats elephants. A pictogram." Note: "animal" is a semantic shift from "worm, bug, insect"; see "entry 蟲" in Ministry of Education Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (《教育部國語辭典》)
Hou Hanshu Original text: 未有君長，俱事鬼神，乃共擲□於石穴，約能中者，奉以為君。巴氏子務相乃獨中之，觿皆歎。又令各乘土船，約能浮者，當以為君。余姓悉沉，唯務相獨浮。因共立之，是為廩君。
Hou Hanshu Original text: 廩君死，魂魄世為白虎。巴氏以虎飲人血，遂以人祠焉。 Translation: When Lord Lin died, [people thought that] his spirit appeared to the world as a white tiger. The people of Ba believed that tigers drink human blood, so they made sacrifice to him using human victims.
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Xu Shen, Shuowen Jiezi, vol. 15, "radical 巴"; quote: (巴：蟲也。或曰食象蛇。象形。), rough translation: "巴 (bā): an animal. Some say [it is] a snake that eats elephants. A pictogram." Note: "animal" is a semantic shift from "worm, bug, insect"; see "entry 蟲" in Ministry of Education Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (《教育部國語辭典》)
"DNA测定下里巴人". people.com.cn (in Chinese). July 4, 2001. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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"Overseas Archaeology: The Ba Civilization of Sichuan Province in China"Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, Wilhelm G. Solheim II Foundation for Philippine Archaeology, The Solheim Foundation Bulletin, Quarterly Bulletin, Volume I, No. 1, July – September 2003. "A bronze ding tripod at least 2,000 Years old was excavated in Sichuan Province. At this site was found the largest number of relics related to the Ba People ever excavated. News of the discovery of a burial belonging to the ancient Ba people of Sichuan province made headlines in newspapers and magazines around China early last month."
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"DNA测定下里巴人". people.com.cn (in Chinese). July 4, 2001. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
"Overseas Archaeology: The Ba Civilization of Sichuan Province in China"Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, Wilhelm G. Solheim II Foundation for Philippine Archaeology, The Solheim Foundation Bulletin, Quarterly Bulletin, Volume I, No. 1, July – September 2003. "A bronze ding tripod at least 2,000 Years old was excavated in Sichuan Province. At this site was found the largest number of relics related to the Ba People ever excavated. News of the discovery of a burial belonging to the ancient Ba people of Sichuan province made headlines in newspapers and magazines around China early last month."
