3,000-year-old settlement site found in SW China

STORY: 3,000-year-old settlement site found in SW China DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of settlement site in Gucheng Village, Kunming, Yunnan Province, southwest China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU RANCHAO, Researcher, Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology 3. various of relics discovered in the Gucheng Village Site STORYLINE: Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a settlement site dating back more than 3,000 years in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which may offer new clues on the origin of the Dian culture once thriving in the region. The site was found in the Gucheng Village Site in Kunming, the provincial capital. The ring-shaped settlement is well-preserved and composed of platforms, trenches and slope protection, said Zhou Ranchao, a researcher with the Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU RANCHAO, Researcher, Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology "