Drains hold key to city鈥檚 ancient past
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Archeologists have unearthed a number of pottery drain pipes at a Neolithic site of the Longshan Culture dating back more than 4,000 years and believe they form China鈥檚 earliest and most complete urban drainage system.
The system was excavated in the Pingliangtai Ancient City ruins in central China鈥檚 Henan Province. 鈥淭he pottery pipes were connected with drainage ditches in the city,鈥 said Cao Yanpeng, associate research fellow with the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology.
The development of public facilities is a key indicator of the level of civilization in a society. The discovery is of considerable significance to the studies of the ancient city.
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