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Take a look at China's sunken courtyard houses, where people traditionally lived in pit homes carved into the ground
Also called "dikengyuan" in Mandarin, which means "pit courtyards," the homes are a type of cave dwelling ("yaodong") commonly found in the Loess Plateau in northern China. "Academic literature ...
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Tracing Earth’s history in rocks and fossils
China’s significant amount of loess is mainly found on the Loess Plateau that borders the Yellow River. Loess covered areas are prone to erosion and landslides, so researchers investigate the ...
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Largest known Majiayao culture settlement found in China's Gansu
The discovery reveals the layout and significance of a large settlement from 5,000 years ago in the western Loess Plateau, highlighting the early social development and civilization of ...
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Onwards and upwards
A team led by IGGCAS researcher, Tungsheng Liu, a CAS member, has traced the history of aeolian dust sediments in northern China to tens of millions years ago by surveying the Loess Plateau and ...