Ancient irrigation, flood control system unearthed in central China

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Ancient irrigation, flood control system unearthed in central China

STORY: Ancient irrigation, flood control system unearthed in central China DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of Shijiahe STORYLINE: Archaeologists have said that a 5,000-year-old city in central China was found to have a water conservancy system that effectively utilized rivers for irrigation and prevented flooding with the use of dams. The system of dams, a moat and irrigation facilities was discovered at the site of Shijiahe, the ruins of a prehistoric city in Hubei Province. The 300-hectare city in central China was surrounded by a moat formed from rivers that once passed through or bypassed the city, said Fang Qin, head of Hubei provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology. A new round of excavation, which began last year during a severe drought that dried up local rivers and ditches, uncovered two dams in the ancient river-moat system. These dams were likely built to reduce floods and store water for the

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