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Laolongtou ruins site shortlisted for new archaeological findings of 2022(1/10)

2023-02-22 15:51:13 Ecns.cn Editor :Li Yan

Photo shows a three-wheeled bronze carriage unearthed from the Laolongtou ruins site in Yanyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The ruins site was shortlisted for the new archaeological findings of 2022 in China on Wednesday.

More than 1,400 tombs and over 6,000 artifacts dating back to the late Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.) and the early Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.) have been discovered from the ruin site in Yanyuan County.

Photo shows a bronze human statue unearthed from the Laolongtou ruins site in Yanyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows bronze wares unearthed from the Laolongtou ruins site in Yanyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows a branch-like bronze ware unearthed from the Laolongtou ruins site in Yanyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows excavation site of the Laolongtou ruins site in Yamyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows excavation site of the Laolongtou ruins site in Yamuna, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows a cultural relic unearthed from the Laolongtou ruins site in Yanyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)