Sarah Allan, a sinologist at Dartmouth College, stressed the significance of the circa 305 BC date when the bamboo manuscripts were buried, about 100 years before Qin Shi Huang conducted a "literary holocaust" with the (213–210 BC) burning of books and burying of scholars.
Sarah Allan, seorang ahli saraf di Dartmouth College, menekankan pentingnya tanggal sekitar tahun 305 SM tanggal ketika naskah bambu dikuburkan, sekitar 100 tahun sebelum Qin Shi Huang melakukan "pembuahan sastra" dengan (213-210 SM) pembakaran buku dan penguburan ulama.