Xinhua: Archaeologists have found a 5,000-year-old rice field in China

2023-12-09 08:55:49

In Zhejiang province in eastern China, archaeologists have found traces of a rice field that was cultivated 5,300-5,500 years ago.

Excavations were carried out over a total area of ​​about a thousand square meters. Three roadsides (ridges), nine holes, a ditch for irrigation and drainage, and remains of rice and weeds were found in this area. Scientists also reported a path that could connect the rice field with a nearby settlement.

The finds will provide additional information about the history of rice farming in the east of modern China, archaeologists said.