Largest known Majiayao culture settlement found in China's Gansu


By Ye TingHe Wen
  • World
  • Wednesday, 22 Jan 2025

LANZHOU, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have discovered the largest known Majiayao culture settlement site in Lintao County, northwest China's Gansu Province, according to a joint archaeological team from the Siwa site on Tuesday.

The discovery at the Siwa site in Lintao marks the first-ever finding of a central settlement of the Majiayao culture in the past century, following seven years of excavations. The settlement site covers an area of over one million square meters and spans several centuries, said the team.

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