Beijing - Chinese archaeologists have dug up what is believed to be a 4 300-year-old city that could be the capital of China's oldest dynasty.
The ancient city is believed to be part of the Liangzhu culture dated back to neolithic times between 4,000 and 5,300 years ago.
The ruins are located in eastern China's Zhejiang province, with archaeologists so far uncovering pottery shards and other relics within city walls that measure between four and six metres thick.
The city covers about three square kilometres, larger than Beijing's Forbidden Palace, the home of the nation's Ming and Qing dynasties.
Archaeologists are speculating that the city could be the lost capital of the Liangzhu kingdom, if it existed, would outdate the Xia dynasty, currently considered the nation's oldest, but more archaeological evidence will be needed to prove such a theory.
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