CHINA-JIANGSU-DINGGENG RELICS SITE-DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-JIANGSU-DINGGENG RELICS SITE-DISCOVERY (CN)

(230403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Experts observe the stone relics unearthed at the Dinggeng Relics Site during a consultation meeting in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 1, 2023. Archaeologists found an extremely rare stone relic, an axe-shaped weapon used for rituals in ancient China, engraved with a tiger pattern, in Wuxi City in east China's Jiangsu Province. The relic dates back some 4,500 years, during the Liangzhu Culture period. TO GO WITH "Millenniums-old tiger-patterned ritual weapon unearthed in east China" (Xinhua/Zhu Guoliang)

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