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Chinese archaeologists found ruins of a 2,700-year-old village
in northwest China's Shaanxi
Province.
The ruins date from the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th Century B.C
to 771 B.C.) Sections of a row of houses in the ruins are well
preserved, said Yang Yachang, a researcher with the provincial
archaeology research institute.
A lot of stone knives and pottery utensils were found in the
houses, which were built on a base of pounded earth. Archaeologists
also found millet and bean seeds in the houses.
Yang said that the discovery provides new model for studies on
ancient residential culture.
(Peopledaily.com March 17, 2005)
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