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Archaeologists digging in Beijing have found the first Great Wall remains from the Sui dynasty

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Recent archaeological discoveries in Beijing have unearthed remnants of the Great Wall from the Sui Dynasty, revolutionizing our understanding of its historical context. This find…

Archaeologists working in Beijing have uncovered the first confirmed remains of a Sui Dynasty section of the Great Wall in the Chinese capital. The discovery, made at the Dalinggou site in Changping district, is reshaping what researchers understand about the earliest defences around ancient Beijing. Alongside it, archaeologists have revealed three wooden boats about 1,800 years old, offering an unusually vivid picture of life, trade and transport in the region long before it became a modern metropolis.The Great Wall is often imagined as one vast, unbroken barrier.

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