Archaeologists recently discovered a Neolithic settlement in central China's Hunan Province believed to have been inhabited 8,000 years ago - the third excavated site of the Pengtoushan culture, centred primarily around the central Yangtze River. The approximately 3,000 square metre site in Jinshi City yielded one ton of remains, including pottery pieces and stone tools.
     Shen Jiang, a member of the Hunan Institute of Archaeology who was involved in the excavation, says "The unearthed relics resembled those at the site of the Pengtoushan period we discovered in northern Hunan, and we can basically tell for sure that this settlement is so far the first and only one that dates back to 8,000 years ago," adding that after studying the unearthed items, the archaeologists had reason to believe the ancient inhabitants lived by fishing and hunting.
     The latest findings provide evidence for archaeologists to rethink the region's early history.

Edited from CGTN (21 December 2019)