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This file photo taken on February 18, 2004 shows Bru na Boinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, in Ireland. /UNESCO
Bru na Boinne, which means "mansion or palace of the Boyne," is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape located in a bend of the River Boyne in Ireland. Highlights of the site are the passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, built during the 32nd century BC. The associated archaeological culture is called "Boyne culture."
This file photo taken on February 18, 2004 shows Bru na Boinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, in Ireland. /UNESCO
Bru na Boinne is one of the world's most important Neolithic landscapes and the largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art in Europe. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
The foundation of a house is seen at the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province September 21, 2023. /CGTN
The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in east China's Zhejiang Province showcases the prehistoric rice-cultivating civilization of China that existed between 3300 BC and 2300 BC, which is considered a concrete testimony to 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.
This photo taken on September 21, 2023 shows Tomb M12 located in the center of the 11 tombs of Fanshan Cemetery at the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The tomb contained the largest number of burial objects of every variety. /CGTN
The layout of the ruins reflects an understanding of urban planning. Cultural relics unearthed at the burial sites there include lacquerware, pottery and jade ware.
The ritual object known as the "king of jade cong," the largest jade cong unearthed from the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City dating back some 5,000 years, is on display at the Zhijiang Branch of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on September 26, 2023. A jade cong is a jade tube with a quadrilateral exterior and a circular interior, which features exquisite jade carvings. /CGTN
The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural site in 2019.