Carved stone in Inner Mongolia said to be nearly 7,700 years old

HOHHOT - Archaeologists have discovered a face-like sandstone carving in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region that crystal analysis has determined to be nearly 7,700 years old.

The figure - 65 centimeters tall and 57 cm wide - was found in Chifeng's Ongniud banner, said Wu Jiacai, an archaeologist at Inner Mongolia Normal University.

The image features two eyes, a mouth and four vertical slits, perhaps meant to indicate teeth.