Dragon Veins: A Jade Map That May Have Recorded the Invisible Lines of the Land

In 1987, archaeologists working at Lingjiatan in Anhui, China, found a square jade tablet and a jade turtle in a tomb. The site dates to roughly 5,300-5,800 years ago, and the tablet carries a centre, a surrounding band, and marks arranged by direction.

In 1987, archaeologists working at Lingjiatan in Anhui, China, found a square jade tablet and a jade turtle in a tomb. The site dates to roughly 5,300-5,800 years ago, and the tablet carries a centre, a surrounding band, and marks arranged by direction.

In 1987, archaeologists working at Lingjiatan in Anhui, China, found a square jade tablet and a jade turtle in a tomb. The site dates to roughly 5,300-5,800 years ago, and the tablet carries a centre, a surrounding band, and marks arranged by direction.

In 1987, archaeologists working at Lingjiatan in Anhui, China, found a square jade tablet and a jade turtle in a tomb. The site dates to roughly 5,300-5,800 years ago, and the tablet carries a centre, a surrounding band, and marks arranged by direction.