Morocco unearths ancient city site dating to 2nd century

STORY: Morocco unearths ancient city site dating to 2nd century SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:52 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of ancient city site 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ABDELAZIZ EL KHAYARI, Moroccan archaeologist STORYLINE: Moroccan archaeologists announced on Friday that they uncovered a Roman-era ancient city site in the Moroccan capital Rabat that dates back to the 2nd century. The newly unearthed archaeological site is located near the famous Chellah site, a medieval fortified Muslim necropolis and tourist attraction in Rabat. SOUNDBITE (French): ABDELAZIZ EL KHAYARI, Moroccan archaeologist "We are here in Chellah, a historic area that has not experienced an archaeological research until today. There is a great project of the Moroccan government to launch a new research project, and we have started since April 2023. Great discoveries were made in four different areas, a port, big walls and also a new city that was not known before." The

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)