Chinese archaeologists discover jade artefacts

More than 100 Neolithic jade artefacts from the Hongshan culture have been found in northern China. This is reported by Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.

The artefacts were discovered in a stone mound in the city of Chifeng's Aohan Banner during a four-month archaeological expedition that began in April and was carried out by a team from the region's Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. 

According to Sun Jingsong, director of the institute, the mound is the largest Late Hongshan culture mound found in Inner Mongolia. The finds include almost all known types of jade objects from the culture, filling gaps in the research on Hongshan artefacts.

Later this month, a seminar on Hongshan culture will be held in Chifeng, bringing together experts and scholars from various research institutes and universities to participate in academic discussions and field visits to the excavations.