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A view of an excavation site at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A pottery ring unearthed at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A cultural relic unearthed at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A bronze vessel unearthed at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A stone tool unearthed at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A view of an excavation site at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A pottery bowl unearthed at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A bone hairpin unearthed at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A view of an excavation site at the Matengkong ruins in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)

A cultural relic unearthed at the Matengkong ruins in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province. Excavations from 2016 to 2018 have revealed the ruins were once home to rich cultural relics from six different periods, including the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 221BC). (Photo provided by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology)