The Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archeology Research Institute announced on Dec. 18 that it has uncovered a large selection of remains and relics from between the late Neolithic Age and the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The unearthed pre-Qin dynasty settlement sites are considered to be the most systematic and important archeological findings in southwestern Sichuan province. (Photo/Official Weibo of West China Metropolis Daily)