Irrigation relic site discovered in Hangzhou

时间：2006-11-02 05:51:53

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Chinanews, Hangzhou, Nov. 1 - An ancient irrigation site was recently discovered in the Nanhu (south lake) area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, after having been buried underground for thousands of years. Archeologists had unearthed1 some wooden logs, wooden tools, porcelain2, and stone artifacts on the site.

 

In 1989, archeologists excavated3 hundreds of artifacts made during the Majiabang Culture and Liangzhu Culture Periods. The Majiabang Culture period dated back some 7,000 - 6,000 years ago and the Liangzhu Culture period dated back some 5,300 - 4,000 from now.

 

When archeologists were doing some excavation4 work in the Nanhu Lake area this year, they discovered an ancient river channel that measured 3 meters deep and ran in the direction of east to west. More than one hundred wood piles were found in a row on the riverside, extending 40 meters in length and measuring 10-15 centimeters in diameter. Archeologists hypothesized that the site might be the location of an irrigation project and the wooden logs might be used as a fence to keep away rubbish on the river.

 

The discovery indicates that this was a residential5 quarter in ancient times and there might be some ruins of villages nearby. Archeologists say that such ancient irrigation project was rarely seen in China before and it thus was very significant for the study of prehistoric6 culture.

 

When taking the sand from the river, archeologists excavated large numbers of artifact pieces. About one hundred of the artifacts are found intact or can be repaired. Most of these are tools or daily necessities, made during the Liangzhu Culture period or even earlier.

 

Experts also found some plant and animal remains7. There are ox head skulls8 and dog head bones, indicating that people raised these animals at that time. They also found a couple of glossy9 ganoderma and a half-eaten persimmon, all discovered for the first time. The fruits and animals show that four thousand years ago, our ancestors had plenty to eat. They provide valuable reference for scientists to study ancient people’s lifestyle and the environment they lived in.

 
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1 unearthed e4d49b43cc52eefcadbac6d2e94bb832     
出土的（考古）
参考例句：
  • Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
  • Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
2 porcelain USvz9     
n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的
参考例句：
  • These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
  • The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。
3 excavated 3cafdb6f7c26ffe41daf7aa353505858     
v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘
参考例句：
  • The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
  • The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 excavation RiKzY     
n.挖掘，发掘；被挖掘之地
参考例句：
  • The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
  • The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
5 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
6 prehistoric sPVxQ     
adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的
参考例句：
  • They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
  • It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。
7 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
8 skulls d44073bc27628272fdd5bac11adb1ab5     
颅骨( skull的名词复数 )； 脑袋； 脑子； 脑瓜
参考例句：
  • One of the women's skulls found exceeds in capacity that of the average man of today. 现已发现的女性颅骨中，其中有一个的脑容量超过了今天的普通男子。
  • We could make a whole plain white with skulls in the moonlight! 我们便能令月光下的平原变白，遍布白色的骷髅！
9 glossy nfvxx     
adj.平滑的；有光泽的
参考例句：
  • I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
  • She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。

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