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China's Shimao ruins listed among top 10 archaeological discoveries of past decade Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-20 16:54 Share The Shimao ruins in Northwest China's Shaanxi province [Photo/chinanews.com] XI'AN -- The Shimao ruins in Northwest China's Shaanxi province has been listed as one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries of the past decade by the Archaeology journal. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped...

2020-12-20 08:35:25 GMT2020-12-20 16:35:25(Beijing Time) Xinhua English XI'AN, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Shimao ruins in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has been listed as one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries of the past decade by the Archaeology journal. Over the past 10 years, excavators have uncovered a stone city with immense fortifications and sophisticated infrastructure, thousands of luxurious artifacts and a 230-foot-high stepped pyramid, commented the journal, which is published by the Archaeological Institute of America. "The site's early date and peripheral location...