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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a piece of ebony unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by anci

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows an elephant tooth unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by anc

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a piece of vertebra and pieces of ebony unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a bone tool bearing a carved "X" mark, unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows pieces of ebony unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing le

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a view of the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by ancient human

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, shows an elephant tooth unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a view of the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by ancient human behavior w

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows pieces of snake bones unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a piece of turtle shell unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left