New discoveries in a 4,300-year-old city shed light on the roots of Chinese civilization
The Neolithic site of Shimao has a 70-meter-high pyramid, as well as remains of human sacrifices. Recent discoveries made at the archaeological site of Shimao - a Neolithic city in the northern province of Shaanxi (China) that has a pyramid of 70 meters high and 24 hectares at its base, as well as traces of human sacrifice - shed new light on the roots of Chinese civilization.