File photo of relics found in Zhou Dynasty ruins in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province. (Photo/Xinhua)
5. RUINS OF WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
The Zhouyuan site, where ruins of the Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BC) are located, returned to the top 10 archaeological findings in 2015, after making the list in 2003.
New findings have emerged through further excavation of the site, believed to be the dwelling place of Duke Danfu, an early leader of the Zhou clan. It was known as the cradle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, one of the earliest periods in China's written history.
Among the findings were a bronze chariot and the remains of a water system.
