Ancient wells found on construction site  

广州新发掘跨越2000多年历史的水井及数百件文物

广州市文物考古研究所29日对外宣布，该所7月在广州东风中路段附近清理出从东汉至民国时期水井40眼，发现了大型汉代木构水渠和唐末五代时期大面积垫土等重要遗迹，并出土了可修复文物约400件。

Guangzhou (CNS) -- Forty old wells whose origins range from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Republic of China Period were discovered at a construction site on Dongfengzhong Road, Guangzhou City, the local Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology revealed on July 29.

The exploration site is an area of 350 square meters, five meters deep.

The remains of one structure is judged to be a water channel from the Han Dynasty, and such well-preserved wooden infrastructure is a rare discovery, says archeologist Yi Xibing.

About 400 recoverable cultural relics have been unearthed on the site, including nearly 40 Chinese porcelains of a great variety which originate mainly from the Song Dynasty.