Prehistoric ruins discovered in E China

STORY: Prehistoric ruins discovered in E China DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient hominid site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YICHAO, Shandong provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute 3. various of unearthed pieces STORYLINE: An ancient hominid site dating back some 13,200 years has been discovered in east China's Shandong Province. Its core area covers about 400 square meters. More than 1,000 relics were unearthed at the site, including animal bones, pottery shreds and sculptures, stoneware and clamshell products. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YICHAO, Shandong provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute "The most valuable pieces are the pottery shreds and sculptures. We have found more than 200 of them. We believe they are among the oldest pottery pieces found in northern China so far." According to Zhao, the discovery shows that pottery-making techniques were relatively developed at tha

Fossils of oldest hominid found in Kenya

Fossils of oldest hominid found in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - The fossilized remains of the world's oldest hominid have been unearthed in the Luke Formation in the Great Rift Valley's Tugen Hills in Kenya. Brigitte Senut (R), a researcher from the Museum National d'Histoire of College de France, displays the remains at a press conference in Nairobi on Dec. 4.

Fossils of oldest hominid found in Kenya

Fossils of oldest hominid found in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - The fossilized remains of the world's oldest hominid have been unearthed in the Luke Formation in the Great Rift Valley's Tugen Hills in Kenya. Brigitte Senut (R), a researcher from the Museum National d'Histoire of College de France, displays the remains at a press conference in Nairobi on Dec. 4.