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

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

(230403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated image combination shows file photos and sketches of a tiger-patterned axe-shaped stone relic unearthed at the Dinggeng Relics Site in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province. 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)

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

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

(230403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 1, 2023 shows the Dinggeng Relics Site in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province. 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)

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)

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

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

(230403) -- NANJING, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 1, 2023 shows stone relics unearthed at the Dinggeng Relics Site in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province. 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)