Archaeologists redraw path of the Great WallApril 20, 2015 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Archaeologists in China recently discovered ruins on the border of the Gansu province and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the far north that they say is a stretch of the Great Wall. For years, experts believed the wall passed through this area, but this is the first physical evidence to back up that theory, The Art Newspaper reports. The ruins consist of nine sections that cover more than six miles in length. Unlike the well-kept parts of the wall that are popular with tourists, known as the Badaling section and located just outside of Beijing, these ruins were made with local stone and soil and have been weathered down over the centuries to as low as three feet. The former curator of the Museum of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Zhou Xinghua, who led the expedition that found the site, believes it dates back to the Qin dynasty (BC 221 to BC 206). Zhou says this section of the wall was probably built to prevent foreign invaders from crossing the Yellow River when it was frozen over. Zhou told Xinhua news agency that the discovery should “give historians fresh insight into where the wall was [first] built”. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |