NewfindingsunveilstoneprocessingpracticesofChina'sLiangzhucivilization_GuangmingOnlineHANGZHOU,Jan.21(Xinhua)--TwoarchaeologicalsiteshavebeenunearthedinthecityofHangzhou,thecapitalofeastChina'sZhejiangProvince,sheddinglightonstoneprocessingdatingbacktotheLiangzhucivilizationaround5,000yearsago,accordingtoameetingontheprovince'sarchaeologicalworkthatconcludedonSunday.ThetworelicsitesaretheShenjialirelicsiteinthecity'sXiaoshanDistrictandtheShenjiafanrelicsiteinTongluCounty.TheShenjialirelicsite,spanningapproximately15,000squaremeterswithanexcavatedareaof325squaremeters,revealedtheremainsofasophisticatedstoneprocessingplantfromtheLiangzhuculture,wherearchaeologistsuncoveredtensofthousandsofstoneprocessingby-products."TheShenjialisiteisclosetomountains,wherestonemasonshaddirectaccesstoextractstones.Theseartisansheldhighstandards,evidentinthearchaeologicalfindingsthatshowcasemanywell-executedsemifinishedstonegrindingartifacts,"saidLiWei,associateresearcheroftheDepartmentofCulturalHeritageandMu搜索引擎优化logyatFudanUniversity.TheShenjiafansite,coveringaround40,000squaremeterswithanexcavatedareaof1,500squaremeters,hasrevealedover200sites,includingashpits,tombs,columnpits,andstonehedges.Theexcavationhasalsoyielded37,000relics,predominantlystoneproductsfromtheLiangzhucivilization.Theseartifactsencompassvariousstagesofstonewarealongsiderawmaterialsandtools,saidGuanXinyu,thesite'sexecutiveleader,addingthatthesiteoncefunctionedasasizablestoneprocessingarea.ThenewfindingsnotonlyprovidearchaeologicalevidenceforunderstandingtheoriginofstonetoolsintheLiangzhucivilizationbutalsocontributetotheoverallanalysisandresearchoftheproductionandcirculationofstonetoolswithinthisancientcivilization,saidWangNingyuan,anexpertattheZhejiangprovincialinstituteofculturalrelicsandarchaeology.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.