5,000-year-old settlement with moat found in east China(1/5)

Archaeologists in east China's Jiangxi province said Saturday they had identified a 5,000-year-old settlement ruin complete with walls and a moat. The ruin in the Jitai Basin in Jishui county was found in a rice paddy. The square site, about 120 meters on each side, is perched about 5 meters above the surrounding field, researchers said. The site is encircled by 2-meter-high walls, and a square moat along the outer rim, which is 30-40 meters wide. (Photo: China News Service/ Liao Min)

Archaeologists in east China's Jiangxi province said Saturday they had identified a 5,000-year-old settlement ruin complete with walls and a moat. The ruin in the Jitai Basin in Jishui county was found in a rice paddy. The square site, about 120 meters on each side, is perched about 5 meters above the surrounding field, researchers said. The site is encircled by 2-meter-high walls, and a square moat along the outer rim, which is 30-40 meters wide. (Photo: China News Service/ Liao Min)

Archaeologists in east China's Jiangxi province said Saturday they had identified a 5,000-year-old settlement ruin complete with walls and a moat. The ruin in the Jitai Basin in Jishui county was found in a rice paddy. The square site, about 120 meters on each side, is perched about 5 meters above the surrounding field, researchers said. The site is encircled by 2-meter-high walls, and a square moat along the outer rim, which is 30-40 meters wide. (Photo: China News Service/ Liao Min)

Archaeologists in east China's Jiangxi province said Saturday they had identified a 5,000-year-old settlement ruin complete with walls and a moat. The ruin in the Jitai Basin in Jishui county was found in a rice paddy. The square site, about 120 meters on each side, is perched about 5 meters above the surrounding field, researchers said. The site is encircled by 2-meter-high walls, and a square moat along the outer rim, which is 30-40 meters wide. (Photo: China News Service/ Liao Min)

Archaeologists in east China's Jiangxi province said Saturday they had identified a 5,000-year-old settlement ruin complete with walls and a moat. The ruin in the Jitai Basin in Jishui county was found in a rice paddy. The square site, about 120 meters on each side, is perched about 5 meters above the surrounding field, researchers said. The site is encircled by 2-meter-high walls, and a square moat along the outer rim, which is 30-40 meters wide. (Photo: China News Service/ Liao Min)