The skeleton of her mother shielded her in the earthquake 4,000 years ago.

Chinese experts discovered the skeleton in an archaeological area, with the mother's posture protecting and protecting the child when the earthquake struck.

The mother's skeleton protects her for 4,000 years

CCTV on August 8 said the touching image was recorded in Lajia archaeological area , in Qinghai province, northwest China. This is the place to keep track of the big earthquake that happened 4,000 years ago.

The skeleton of her mother shielded her in the earthquake 4,000 years ago.(Photo: China News)

The image was announced during an archaeological seminar in Gansu province earlier this month.

The Lajia area is closely linked to China's Qijia culture (2200-1600 BC). This is an early Bronze Age culture distributed around the upper reaches of the Yellow River, spread across the provinces of Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia.

Qijia culture has been discovered since the 1920s, having important archaeological significance in studying the origins of China's early civilization .