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New light on Chinese civilization
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A week ago a farmer in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province swung
his hoe onto the ground and opened up another world - a cave
appeared.
Well laid-out were 27 inscribed bronze artifacts.
The more than 2,000 characters inscribed on them are expected to
shed light on the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC),
which has puzzled historians for two millenniums.
Zhou Kuiying, archaeologist with the Shaanxi Administration of
Cultural Heritage, said formal archaeological excavation has kicked
off in the area around the cave in Yangjia Village, Meixian County,
in the city of Baoji.
The ...
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