Archaeologists have alienated 7,000 -year -old fire engine in China

Archaeologists found a 7,000-year-old fire department tool set at the Caoyangang location in the province of Jiangsu, China. This discovery marks the earliest known physical evidence of fire technology in China. There are important insights into how early people have passed from the preservation of natural fire sources to develop artificial fire methods.

Gan Huiyuan from the Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology directed the excavation. The team discovered a well -preserved set of firefighting tools that consisted of a drilling stick and a fireboard. According to Gan, “this tool set is the best preserved fire brigade units, which has been discovered in China so far.”

The drilling stick is longer than 60 centimeters and the fire boats exceeds 30 centimeters. The brown fireboard artifact has more than ten deep black circular impressions and shows clear indications of fire burns. In addition, a circular groove at one end of the fire boats indicates its design or hang.

Since the ditch, archaeologists have started many firefighting tools at the location and strengthened the idea that early residents knew how to make fire when they needed it. Archaeologists said it was unusual to find wood that took thousands of years, and it is even more surprising in a wet environment like Jiangsu.

The Caoyangang location comprises more than 80,000 square meters. The Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the Nanjing Museum started excavation in 2022. In addition to the tools for the fire fire, they found over 3,000 artifacts. This includes ceramics, tools from bones, wooden objects and remains of animals such as deer, pigs, cattle, dogs and various birds. They also found remains of aquatic plants.

The results offer an insight into the daily life of prehistoric communities and contribute to the understanding of the broader cultural landscape of the lower ranges of the Huaihe river. Gan Huiyuan found that the place is an important piece of China's prehistoric cultural framework that demonstrates both technological progress and social organization.

The discoveries give a look at how prehistoric groups lived every day and help us to capture the wider cultural landscape of the lower scope of the Huaihe river.

This discovery also corresponds to the old Chinese mythology, which describes early people who make fire by boring wood to create friction. These legends now have real archaeological evidence that support the idea that firefighting tools were developed in this region.