BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are highlights of China's key news on archaeology from the past week:
-- 100-mln-year old fossilized dinosaur footprints
A China-U.S. joint research team discovered four nearly 100-million-year old fossilized dinosaur footprints in eastern China's Jiangsu Province.
Found in a scenic spot in Maling Mountain Scenic Area in the city of Xinyi, the tracks can help with the study on the distribution and evolution of China's dinosaur groups during the Lower Cretaceous period.
-- 1,500-year-old stone building complex
Chinese archaeologists have discovered a stone building complex dating back more than 1,500 years in the county of Jishan, northern China's Shanxi Province.
The archaeologists found a fireplace and ceramic fragments in the building complex in the village of Foyukou, which is believed to be a military installation built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589).
Located in southern Shanxi, the county of Jishan was a battlefield in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
-- 2,000-year-old tomb complex
A 2,000-year-old tomb complex was discovered in Yunxi County in central China's Hubei Province.
The site was found during road construction in the Yaotanhe Village, according to the county's publicity department.
Archaeologists said the complex consists of four tombs, and more than 10 cultural relics such as iron swords, ironware and pottery were excavated. Human bones and teeth were also found at the location.
Based on the structural characteristics of the unearthed cultural relics, archaeologists said that the tomb group belonged to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).
-- 330-year-old tombstone inscriptions
Chinese archaeologists discovered two tombstone inscriptions dating back more than 330 years in the city of Nangong, north China's Hebei Province.
There were 2,085 characters on the 90-centimeter-long and 86-centimeter-wide tombstone inscriptions, which described the life of Du Zhen, the owner of the tomb, living in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Du Zhen was also praised for fighting against bandits, donating to relief efforts and respecting the aged and taking good care of children in the inscriptions.
-- 1,000-year-old tomb
Chinese archaeologists discovered a tomb dating back nearly 1,000 years in the city of Jinzhong, north China's Shanxi Province.
The octagon-shaped tomb was 3.5 meters high with colorful paintings inside the walls.
The archaeologists found a 206-centimeter-long and 105-centimeter-high wooden coffin in the tomb, which was believed to be built in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) based on the structure of the coffin and the shape of the tomb.
