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Sitai Neolithic site listed one of China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022

STORY: Sitai Neolithic site listed one of China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO ZHANHU, Researcher with Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology 3. various of the artifacts STORYLINE: The archaeological discoveries at the Sitai ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province were listed as one of China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. More than 40 dwelling sites and 800 pieces of artifacts have been discovered at the Sitai ruins covering an area of about 150,000 square meters. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO ZHANHU, Researcher with Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology "This time we found six houses where ancient people lived around 10,000 years ago. We found at the Sitai site a lot of animal bones from around 10,000 years ago such as bisons' and wild horses'. This indi

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows stone wares unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows pottery slices unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows stone leaves unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows tools unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-HUMAN-SETTLED LIFE (CN)

(230217) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 21, 2021 shows part of the excavated area of the Sitai ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Wednesday announced milestone archaeological discoveries in its northern region, showing humans' transition from a nomadic lifestyle in the Paleolithic Age to a settled life in the early Neolithic Age. More than 40 dwelling sites and 800 pieces of artifacts made of pottery, stone, bones, and shells have been discovered at the Sitai ruins covering an area of about 150,000 square meters in Shangyi County, Hebei Province, said the National Cultural Heritage Administration. TO GO WITH "China unearths archaeological evidence of humans' transition to settled life" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-HUMAN-SETTLED LIFE (CN)

(230217) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Dec. 18, 2022 shows an engraved pottery shard unearthed from the Sitai ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Wednesday announced milestone archaeological discoveries in its northern region, showing humans' transition from a nomadic lifestyle in the Paleolithic Age to a settled life in the early Neolithic Age. More than 40 dwelling sites and 800 pieces of artifacts made of pottery, stone, bones, and shells have been discovered at the Sitai ruins covering an area of about 150,000 square meters in Shangyi County, Hebei Province, said the National Cultural Heritage Administration. TO GO WITH "China unearths archaeological evidence of humans' transition to settled life" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-HUMAN-SETTLED LIFE (CN)

(230217) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2021 shows some beads of a neck decoration unearthed from the Sitai ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Wednesday announced milestone archaeological discoveries in its northern region, showing humans' transition from a nomadic lifestyle in the Paleolithic Age to a settled life in the early Neolithic Age. More than 40 dwelling sites and 800 pieces of artifacts made of pottery, stone, bones, and shells have been discovered at the Sitai ruins covering an area of about 150,000 square meters in Shangyi County, Hebei Province, said the National Cultural Heritage Administration. TO GO WITH "China unearths archaeological evidence of humans' transition to settled life" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-HUMAN-SETTLED LIFE (CN)

(230217) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2021 shows some stone artifacts unearthed from the Sitai ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Wednesday announced milestone archaeological discoveries in its northern region, showing humans' transition from a nomadic lifestyle in the Paleolithic Age to a settled life in the early Neolithic Age. More than 40 dwelling sites and 800 pieces of artifacts made of pottery, stone, bones, and shells have been discovered at the Sitai ruins covering an area of about 150,000 square meters in Shangyi County, Hebei Province, said the National Cultural Heritage Administration. TO GO WITH "China unearths archaeological evidence of humans' transition to settled life" (Xinhua)