5,000-year-old Ruins Discovered in East ChinaTwo 5,000-year-old sites belonging to the Liangzhu Culture have been discovered in east China's Jiangsu Province.A score of Chinese archeologists gathered at Dakan Village, near Jiangyin City, on April 6-8 for investigations into the sites. A total of 13 imperial tombs of the Liangzhu Culture, one of the sources of the Chinese civilization, were unearthed at the two sites. Over 235 items of jade, pottery and stone ware were unearthed from the tombs. The No. 13 tomb is the largest of its kind ever found in China. The discovery of the two sites, dating back to the middle and late periods of the Liangzhu Culture, prove that the culture had several political and cultural centers at that time. It provides important materials for the study of the origin of the Chinese civilization, said Lu Jianfang, leader of the investigation team. The archeologists also examined the ruins at Shecheng in Huashan village in the same location. |
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