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Top discoveries picked
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THE discovery of the Yin Ruins, which date back over 3,000 years, in Anyang County of central China's Henan Province was ranked first in China's selection of the 100 most important archaeological discoveries in the 20th century.
The Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Thursday announced the final result of the selection among nearly 10,000 archaeological discoveries in China over the past 100 years.
Other world famous discoveries such as Peking Man at Zhoukoudian in southwestern Beijing, the Neolithic site at Banpo Village at the eastern outskirts of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in northwest China's Gansu Province, and the terra-cotta horses and warriors at the Mausoleum Emperor Qin in Xi'an were also in the list.
The 20th century witnessed the development and prosperity of archaeology in China, and the selection is the largest ever in the country, involving experts from eight state-level archaeological research organs, 28 provincial institutes and 11 prestigious universities across China.
Liu Qingzhu, director of the Institute of Archaeology, said that each of the selected 100 discoveries is of great academic value and has a significant impact on society.
(Xinhua)
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