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2012-Archaeologists of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences have finished reconstituting a 5,300-year-old pottery statue from fragments unearthed in North Chinas Inner Mongolia autonomous region. (Archaeologists repair a pottery statue found in Aohan Banner, North Chinas Inner Mongolia autonomous region, July 3, 2012) Experts began to excavate the debris on June 30, said Liu Guoxiang, leader of the first archaeology team of Inner Mongolia. The restored seated figure is 55-cm high with big bulging eyes, a high nose and vivid facial expression. It was pieced together from 65 fragments. The statue may be of a wizard or leader in the famous Hongshan Culture period (a Neolithic culture dating back 5,000-6,000 years), added Liu.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:28:00 +0000

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