Chinese Uncover Ancient Capital at Yanshi
Associated Press
PEKING —
Archeologists have uncovered one of ancient China’s first capitals at Yanshi in the central Henan province near the Yellow River, cradle of Chinese civilization, the official New China News Agency reported.
Archeologists said a dig revealed a rectangular city just over a mile long, circled by rammed-earth walls 59-feet-thick. It had at least seven city gates, a checkerboard road system, a central area of imperial buildings and two flanking towns.
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