El vicejefe del Instituto de Arqueología de la provincia de Shaanxi, Sun Zhouyong, dijo que todavía no han comenzado las excavaciones del altar en esa zona descubierta en 1976 donde el pasado año fueron extraídos unos 80 cráneos humanos.
Pese a casi 40 años de su descubrimiento los arqueólogos no comenzaron su investigación hasta 2013, que mostró que la ciudad construida hace cuatro mil 300 años y abandonada 300 años después contaba con estructuras internas y externas, y con un muro extrior de cuatro kilómetros. prensa-latina.cu
Sacrificial altar unearthed in China's largest prehistoric city in Shannxi
1/16. A bird's-eye view of remnants of Shimao ancient city. (Photo/cnwest) |
An initial survey showed the eight-meter-high altar had a three-tiered structure with a stone base 90 meters long. Jade relics and pits for offerings as deep as three meters were found nearby, said Sun Zhouyong, deputy head of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Feb 20.
Excavation has not started at the altar, outside the walls of the Shimao Ruins in Shenmu County.
Archaeologists have collected some jade for further research. They excavated over 80 human skulls last year.
Shimao Ruins were discovered in 1976 , but archaeologists did conduct a a thorough survey until last year, which led to more discoveries.
The city was found to have inner and outer structures, and the walls surrounding the outer city extend over four square kilometers.
The city was built about 4,300 years ago and abandoned roughly 300 years later during the Xia Dynasty (2100-1600 BC), the first dynasty in China described in historical chronicles.
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