Construction ruins from late Shang Dynasty found in Shaanxi  

陜北發掘大型建筑遺跡 系殷墟外商晚期規模之最

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Xi'an (ECNS) – Mega-construction ruins dating back to the late Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) have been discovered at Xinzhuang site in Qingjian, a northern county in Shaanxi province, the scale of which was only second to Yinxu, the Yin Dynasty ruins, among ruins from that period.

The ruins cover 4,200 square meters, with a main building and two-level cloisters surrounding it.

The main structure is a rectangle pit, with the east-west length at 35 meters and the south-north length at 22 meters. The deepest bottom of the pit measured 2.7 meters.

The structure was first found among ruins from Xia (2070-1600 BC), Shang, Zhou (1046-256 BC) Dynasties.

Excavations were conducted by archaeologists from Shaanxi's Institute of Archaeology from April to December last year.

Xinzhuang ruins are located on a hill in Xinzhuang village, Qingjian county, with an area of some 100,000 square meters.

Hundreds of pottery pieces, bone artifacts, and copperware with features from the late Shang Dynasty were also discovered at the site.

The Yin Dynasty ruins, located in northern Henan province, is one of China's oldest and largest archeological sites, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is source of the archeological discovery of the oracle bones.