BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are highlights of China's key archaeological news from the past week:

--9,000-year-old settlement unearthed in Zhejiang

Colored potteries, tombs and a skeleton were excavated in a Neolithic settlement, dating back 9,000 years, in east China's Zhejiang Province, according to local authorities.

The provincial cultural relics and archaeology institute said the ancient settlement was discovered in a Neolithic site, located in Qiaotou Village in the city of Yiwu, today known as the world's supermarket.

Excavation of the site started in 2014. So far, an area of about 2,000 square meters has been excavated.

--1,200-yr-old tombstone discovered in north China

A tombstone dating back more than 1,200 years was discovered in north China's Hebei Province, according to the local cultural heritage conservation department.

The square tombstone was unearthed in Chengdi Village, Lincheng County in the province. Archaeologists recognized 478 characters inscribed on the tombstone, which described the life of Liu Shenhui, the owner of the tomb, living in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.).

The inscriptions also recorded the history of his family and praised the filial piety he exercised in handling family affairs.

--Chinese police retrieve ancient bronzeware sold by tomb raiders

Police in northwest China's Gansu Province have helped retrieve a valuable piece of bronzeware ransacked by tomb raiders from a grave in Shanxi Province.

The cultural relic, known as "jianpen," a bronze pot of the late Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.) was resold several times, after it was robbed by tomb raiders in Shanxi, according to the Lanzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. Enditem

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