Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest section of the Great Wall of China, dating back nearly 3,000 years.
Chinese historians and archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known section of the Great Wall of China, with construction having begun 300 years earlier than previously thought.
2025-02-24 10:01:38https://naked-science.ru/community/1032711
Researchers from the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Shandong Province have uncovered fragments of the Great Wall, constructed from rammed earth, stone, wood, and other materials, during excavations in the Changqing area of Jinan city in eastern China.
Using radiocarbon dating and optically stimulated luminescence of the discovered artifacts, archaeologists determined that the wall fragments date back to the late period of the Western Zhou Dynasty (770 BC), rather than the early Warring States period (475-221 BC). This pushes back the timeline for the construction of the Great Wall of China by at least 300 years.