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2,000-year-old rock engravings discovered in Tibetan region
6/02/2018 06:00:00 PM

Rock engravings over 2,000 years old, depicting animals, human figures, nature and constellations, have been found in a Tibetan prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province.


The government of Chindu County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, confirmed on Wednesday that 609 rock engravings have been discovered.

Wei Jian, deputy director of Chinese Society of Rock Painting, said that the engravings were created over a wide time span with the oldest dating back 2,000 years.

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