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Ruins of ancient Asian city show engineering prowess and organization
Liangzhu City in what is now China was built some five millennia ago using techniques passed down through generations. Credit: Wang Chuan/Visual China Group/Getty
Building on wetlands is difficult, but about 5,000 years ago, people in what is now eastern China were finding sophisticated ways to reshape a watery landscape and make it stable enough to live on1.
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Lian, H. et al. J. Archaeol. Sci. 194, 106685 (2026).
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