Falling meteor depicted in 5000-year-old rock carving
"I believe it shows prehistoric people returning at dusk from a hunting trip to their domed houses, as a meteor falls from the sky" - Wu Jiacai, head of the Inner Mongolia rock paintings protection association, at the 6th Hongshan Cultural Forum that runs from August 25 to 27.
A 5,000-year old rock carving in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region depicts a falling meteor, said archaeologists on Saturday. A rock on the side of Dahei Mountain in the city of Chifeng has images of people, domed houses and a fire ball with a long tail falling from the sky engraved on it, said Wu Jiacai, head of the Inner Mongolia rock paintings protection association. Read more
The Hongshan culture was a Neolithic culture in northeastern China. Hongshan sites have been found in an area stretching from Inner Mongolia to Liaoning, and dated from about 4700 BC to 2900 BC. Read more