The foundation remains of a house built more than 5,000 years ago have been unearthed in the Chinese province of Henan. About informs Xinhua agency.
The house was originally a large building, perhaps over 130 square meters, with compacted earth walls. Li Shiwei of the Henan Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archeology, who is responsible for the excavation, said it is believed to be from the late Yangshao culture.
“For the first time since 1921, the remains of a large house have been discovered in Yangshao Cultural Village. “The finds may provide new materials for studying the types, forms and methods of building houses according to this culture,” he said. Archaeologists have also found numerous artifacts in the area, including the four trenches and a jade tomahawk symbolizing military might. Analysis shows that the settlement had a large population and complex defensive structures.
Yangshao is a Neolithic culture that existed between the 5th and 3rd millennium BC in central China. Its representatives were distinguished by the skills of making stone and bone tools and modeling from clay.