A man accidentally found a masonry piece imprinted with four fingerprints on it in a vegetable field near the the site of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an city of the Han Dynasty, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Photo: screenshot from Sina Weibo

A man accidentally found a masonry piece imprinted with four fingerprints in a vegetable patch near the site of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an city of the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD25), Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, and it has now been transferred to professionals for examination.

A man surnamed Zhang looked around and discovered multiple pieces of masonry and terracotta debris with rope patterns from the Han Dynasty at first, then stumbled upon a masonry piece bearing four fingerprints. "It used to be the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an city of the Han Dynasty, so I suspect this masonry dates back to the Han Dynasty," Zhang said.

After finding the fingerprinted masonry, Zhang went to local authorities to report his discovery. Relevant authorities have confirmed that the masonry is not concrete, but an ancient artifact. 

As for the specific time of the masonry, the official said that experts will determine its specific age, according to media reports.

Global Times