New excavation in Yunnan

2008-04-02 02:15:25 Xinhua English

(Photo/Xinhua)

The photo shows carbonized wheatears in the recent archaeological excavation in the Haimenkou site of Jianchuan, a county of southwest China's Yunnan Province.(Photo/Xinhua)

The photo shows an ancient painted pottery jar in the recent archaeological excavation at the Haimenkou site of Jianchuan, a county of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

This round of excavation has discovered 3000-year-old carbonized wheatears for the first time and also excavated some bronze wares, ceramics, stone wares, horn works and some animal remains.

(Source: Xinhua)