SHIJIAZHUANG,Jan.19(Xinhua)--ArchaeologistshavediscoveredanancientbattlefielddatingbacktotheSouthernandNorthernDynasties(420-589)attheYechenghistoricsiteinnorthChina'sHebeiProvince,accordingtotheYechengarchaeologicalteam.LocatedinthecityofHandan,theYechenghistoricsitecomprisestwointerconnectedancientcityruinsandwasoncethecapitalofseveralancientdynasties.Manyancientmilitaryartifacts,includingarmorandweapons,wereunearthedduringtheexcavationoftheformermoatoutsidetheZhumingGateofthesoutherncityruins.Additionally,theremainsofabridge,includingabrick-builtload-bearingwallandevenlyspacedpillarholes,werefound."Thisexcavationhasprovidedapreliminaryunderstandingofthelayoutandstructureofthemoatandbridge,whileprovidingnewmaterialsforresearchingtheceremoniesandwarfarecenteredaroundthegate,"saidShenLihua,associateresearcherattheInstituteofArchaeology,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.AccordingtoShen,whoisresponsiblefortheexcavation,themoatrunsroughlyparalleltothedirectionofthecitywall.Atthecentralaxisofthegate,thewaterchannelofthemoatisslightlynarrower,andtheriverbankissteeper.Alargeamountofarmor,bricks,tilesandceramicfragmentswereunearthedfromthesedimentintheancientmoat.Thearchaeologicalteam,composedofmembersfromtheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesandtheHebeiprovincialinstituteofculturalrelicsandarchaeology,conductedtrialexcavationsonthemoatfromMarchtoJune2023.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.