An archaeological excavation is underway at the Shimen Pagoda ruins in Chujiang town, Shimen county of Hunan province.
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So far, around 6,500 square metres have been excavated and nearly 500 sites, including pits, ditches, houses and tombs from the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC) to Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368), have been found.
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Numerous ceramics, stone artefacts, and plant seeds from Shang, Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC), Han (206 BC-220), Jin (265-420), Song and Yuan dynasties have been unearthed, and the majority of items are from the Shang Dynasty.
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According to the archaeologists, the excavation will provide new evidence for the traits of the tombs and cultural landscape of the Han, Jin, Song and Yuan periods.
Source: China Daily [May 14, 2018]
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