Beijing, December 1 (Xinhua): The National Cultural Heritage Administration of China published five important archaeological discoveries that go back to the Neolithic Age at an online conference on Wednesday. p>
These discoveries include one found in the city of Yuyao, Zhejiang province of East China, which is a great extension of prehistoric rice fields dating from around 4,500 At 6,700 years, the administration said. P>
Rice rice fields show that rice agriculture was an economic pillar in the transition from Hemudu culture to Liangzhu culture. Better explains the prehistoric development and civilization process in the lower range of the Yangtze River, the administration said. P>
The other four discoveries include a relic site in Guangdong, two in Gansu, and one in Hebei. EndItem p>
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