Liu Bin, the Chinese archaeologist credited with discovering a 5,000-year-old city, has pleaded guilty to bribery and embezzlement charges. The discovery of the Liangzhu ruins is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Liu Bin, a Chinese archaeologist credited with discovering a vast 5,000-year-old prehistoric city that rewrote the history of Chinese civilisation, has pleaded guilty to taking bribes and embezzlement. The celebrated academic, who discovered the Liangzhu ruins – a Unesco World Heritage site in eastern China’s Zhejiang province – and long oversaw its excavation and heritage nomination, accepted the charges, according to news outlet Southern Weekly. During a court hearing in Zhejiang on May 20,...