A 5,000-year ancient town discovered

http://www.china.org.cn/china/local/2008-0...nt_15682084.htm

Archaeologists recently discovered the ruins of an ancient town along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The 565,500-square-meter town is estimated to date back 5,000 years.


The town, six kilometers southeast of Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, was built during the New Stone Age. Liu Hui, leader of the team of archeologists, said the town, which measures 870 meters long by 650 meters wide, was well preserved in its northern and southern parts.


Shaped like a rectangle, the town features residential blocks, tomb areas and farmlands. Judging from the mud in the ruins, the land was planted with rice paddies. The archaeologists also discovered pottery pieces, cooking utensils and containers.


Along with the town, more than 10 relics were also found in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

( delete my first comment, I had not gone to the link,,,) That is a huge discovery. And there were pictures ! ! !

Wait, "planted with rice paddies?" Was rice really that dominant back then?

And yes, there's pictures!

Just wondering, did the archaeologists/ historians mention anything about people living in the ancient cities, as in, how the people were buried. I'm interested in the burial practices of the New Stone Age in China.