An archaeological project about the historic site of Taosi in Linfen city, in North China‘s Shanxi province, won an award for achievement at the Shanghai Archaeology Forum 2017 on Dec 8, reports Xinhua.
The research was conducted by Wang Xiaoyi, a researcher from Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, and He Nu and Gao Jiangtao from the Institute of Archaeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS).
Covering more than 3 million square meters in Shanxi province's Linfen city, the Taosi relics, which are thought to be 4,300 years old, are one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.
The Shanghai Archaeology Forum 2017 opens in Shanghai of East China on Dec 8. [Photo/chinanews.com] |