Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 9 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

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An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families in the Western Zhou Dynasty. "The bronzewares unearthed in the site are important archaeological discoveries in Zhejiang's research of the Shang and Zhou dynasties," said Chen Minghui, deputy director of the prehistoric archeological office at the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology. Chen said these precious historical relics provide important materials for the research of culture, bronze smelting and bronze manufacturing during the Western Zhou Dynasty in Zhejiang.

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每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024

China Daily  

2025年2月19日，中国社会科学院考古学论坛上揭晓了“2024年中国考古新发现”。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址等6个项目入选。 Six significant archaeological sites in China were named the top new discoveries in 2024, announced on February 19, 2025 at an archaeological forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. 甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址出土的陶器（拼版照片，资料照片）。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 2025年2月19日，“中国社会科学院考古学论坛·2024年中国考古新发现”在北京中国历史研究院举行。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址、浙江省仙居县下汤新石器时代遗址、甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落、陕西省宝鸡市周原遗址、安徽省淮南市武王墩战国晚期一号墓、江西省景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群等六项国内考古项目获评“2024年中国考古新发现”。论坛上还公布了由中国社会科学院考古研究所中亚考古队参与发掘的乌兹别克斯坦蒙扎铁佩遗址考古成果。 专家介绍，大洞旧石器时代遗址是目前东北亚地区已发现面积最大、文化内涵最丰富的旧石器时代晚期旷野遗址，拥有中国长白山地区乃至东北亚地区年代最早、最清晰的旧石器时代晚期文化序列。下汤新石器时代遗址是我国万年文化史的重要实证，为研究区域文化演变和万年稻作农业史提供了连续性的新材料。寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落展现了5000年前黄土高原西部早期社会的发展水平和文明化程度，填补了中华文明探源研究中黄河上游核心腹地关键时期的空白。周原遗址先周时期大型夯土建筑群的发现，为判断周原遗址为灭商前周人都邑提供了关键证据。武王墩墓是经科学发掘的迄今规模最大、等级最高、结构最复杂的楚国高等级大型墓葬，为研究战国晚期楚国高等级陵墓制度以及楚国东迁后的历史文化提供了系统性的考古资料。景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群可为研究600余年间景德镇瓷业面貌、聚落扩展、城市结构与管理、人群组成和信仰、原料开采与加工运输、景德镇市内手工业分工与形态的变化、御窑和民窑的关系、市场需求对景德镇产品的影响等内容提供第一手资料。 【重要讲话】 中国文化源远流长，中华文明博大精深。只有全面深入了解中华文明的历史，才能更有效地推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，更有力地推进中国特色社会主义文化建设，建设中华民族现代文明。 Chinese culture has a long and continuous history and Chinese civilization is extensive and profound. A profound understanding of the history of …

每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024

China Daily  

2025年2月19日，中国社会科学院考古学论坛上揭晓了“2024年中国考古新发现”。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址等6个项目入选。 Six significant archaeological sites in China were named the top new discoveries in 2024, announced on February 19, 2025 at an archaeological forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. 甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址出土的陶器（拼版照片，资料照片）。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 2025年2月19日，“中国社会科学院考古学论坛·2024年中国考古新发现”在北京中国历史研究院举行。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址、浙江省仙居县下汤新石器时代遗址、甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落、陕西省宝鸡市周原遗址、安徽省淮南市武王墩战国晚期一号墓、江西省景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群等六项国内考古项目获评“2024年中国考古新发现”。论坛上还公布了由中国社会科学院考古研究所中亚考古队参与发掘的乌兹别克斯坦蒙扎铁佩遗址考古成果。 专家介绍，大洞旧石器时代遗址是目前东北亚地区已发现面积最大、文化内涵最丰富的旧石器时代晚期旷野遗址，拥有中国长白山地区乃至东北亚地区年代最早、最清晰的旧石器时代晚期文化序列。下汤新石器时代遗址是我国万年文化史的重要实证，为研究区域文化演变和万年稻作农业史提供了连续性的新材料。寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落展现了5000年前黄土高原西部早期社会的发展水平和文明化程度，填补了中华文明探源研究中黄河上游核心腹地关键时期的空白。周原遗址先周时期大型夯土建筑群的发现，为判断周原遗址为灭商前周人都邑提供了关键证据。武王墩墓是经科学发掘的迄今规模最大、等级最高、结构最复杂的楚国高等级大型墓葬，为研究战国晚期楚国高等级陵墓制度以及楚国东迁后的历史文化提供了系统性的考古资料。景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群可为研究600余年间景德镇瓷业面貌、聚落扩展、城市结构与管理、人群组成和信仰、原料开采与加工运输、景德镇市内手工业分工与形态的变化、御窑和民窑的关系、市场需求对景德镇产品的影响等内容提供第一手资料。 【重要讲话】 中国文化源远流长，中华文明博大精深。只有全面深入了解中华文明的历史，才能更有效地推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，更有力地推进中国特色社会主义文化建设，建设中华民族现代文明。 Chinese culture has a long and continuous history and Chinese civilization is extensive and profound. A profound understanding of the history of …

每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024

China Daily  

2025年2月19日，中国社会科学院考古学论坛上揭晓了“2024年中国考古新发现”。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址等6个项目入选。 Six significant archaeological sites in China were named the top new discoveries in 2024, announced on February 19, 2025 at an archaeological forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. 甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址出土的陶器（拼版照片，资料照片）。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 2025年2月19日，“中国社会科学院考古学论坛·2024年中国考古新发现”在北京中国历史研究院举行。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址、浙江省仙居县下汤新石器时代遗址、甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落、陕西省宝鸡市周原遗址、安徽省淮南市武王墩战国晚期一号墓、江西省景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群等六项国内考古项目获评“2024年中国考古新发现”。论坛上还公布了由中国社会科学院考古研究所中亚考古队参与发掘的乌兹别克斯坦蒙扎铁佩遗址考古成果。 专家介绍，大洞旧石器时代遗址是目前东北亚地区已发现面积最大、文化内涵最丰富的旧石器时代晚期旷野遗址，拥有中国长白山地区乃至东北亚地区年代最早、最清晰的旧石器时代晚期文化序列。下汤新石器时代遗址是我国万年文化史的重要实证，为研究区域文化演变和万年稻作农业史提供了连续性的新材料。寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落展现了5000年前黄土高原西部早期社会的发展水平和文明化程度，填补了中华文明探源研究中黄河上游核心腹地关键时期的空白。周原遗址先周时期大型夯土建筑群的发现，为判断周原遗址为灭商前周人都邑提供了关键证据。武王墩墓是经科学发掘的迄今规模最大、等级最高、结构最复杂的楚国高等级大型墓葬，为研究战国晚期楚国高等级陵墓制度以及楚国东迁后的历史文化提供了系统性的考古资料。景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群可为研究600余年间景德镇瓷业面貌、聚落扩展、城市结构与管理、人群组成和信仰、原料开采与加工运输、景德镇市内手工业分工与形态的变化、御窑和民窑的关系、市场需求对景德镇产品的影响等内容提供第一手资料。 【重要讲话】 中国文化源远流长，中华文明博大精深。只有全面深入了解中华文明的历史，才能更有效地推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，更有力地推进中国特色社会主义文化建设，建设中华民族现代文明。 Chinese culture has a long and continuous history and Chinese civilization is extensive and profound. A profound understanding of the history of …

每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

每日一词 | 2024年中国考古新发现 China's top new archaeological discoveries in 2024

China Daily  

2025年2月19日，中国社会科学院考古学论坛上揭晓了“2024年中国考古新发现”。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址等6个项目入选。 Six significant archaeological sites in China were named the top new discoveries in 2024, announced on February 19, 2025 at an archaeological forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. 甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址出土的陶器（拼版照片，资料照片）。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 2025年2月19日，“中国社会科学院考古学论坛·2024年中国考古新发现”在北京中国历史研究院举行。吉林省和龙市大洞旧石器时代遗址、浙江省仙居县下汤新石器时代遗址、甘肃省临洮县寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落、陕西省宝鸡市周原遗址、安徽省淮南市武王墩战国晚期一号墓、江西省景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群等六项国内考古项目获评“2024年中国考古新发现”。论坛上还公布了由中国社会科学院考古研究所中亚考古队参与发掘的乌兹别克斯坦蒙扎铁佩遗址考古成果。 专家介绍，大洞旧石器时代遗址是目前东北亚地区已发现面积最大、文化内涵最丰富的旧石器时代晚期旷野遗址，拥有中国长白山地区乃至东北亚地区年代最早、最清晰的旧石器时代晚期文化序列。下汤新石器时代遗址是我国万年文化史的重要实证，为研究区域文化演变和万年稻作农业史提供了连续性的新材料。寺洼遗址马家窑文化聚落展现了5000年前黄土高原西部早期社会的发展水平和文明化程度，填补了中华文明探源研究中黄河上游核心腹地关键时期的空白。周原遗址先周时期大型夯土建筑群的发现，为判断周原遗址为灭商前周人都邑提供了关键证据。武王墩墓是经科学发掘的迄今规模最大、等级最高、结构最复杂的楚国高等级大型墓葬，为研究战国晚期楚国高等级陵墓制度以及楚国东迁后的历史文化提供了系统性的考古资料。景德镇市元明清制瓷业遗址群可为研究600余年间景德镇瓷业面貌、聚落扩展、城市结构与管理、人群组成和信仰、原料开采与加工运输、景德镇市内手工业分工与形态的变化、御窑和民窑的关系、市场需求对景德镇产品的影响等内容提供第一手资料。 【重要讲话】 中国文化源远流长，中华文明博大精深。只有全面深入了解中华文明的历史，才能更有效地推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，更有力地推进中国特色社会主义文化建设，建设中华民族现代文明。 Chinese culture has a long and continuous history and Chinese civilization is extensive and profound. A profound understanding of the history of …

Top 6 archaeological discoveries of 2024 released
1 month, 1 week ago

Top 6 archaeological discoveries of 2024 released

China Daily  

Ceramic vessels from site groups of porcelain making from Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. The site groups of porcelain making from Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province Last year, excavations were carried out on 14 archaeological sites, focusing on the development of the ceramic industry in the town area, the sources of raw …

Neolithic lakeside relics site identified on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
2 months, 1 week ago

Neolithic lakeside relics site identified on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

China Daily  

LHASA -- A relics site, first discovered in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region in 2019, has been identified as the earliest Neolithic lakeside site in the heartland of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau with the highest altitude and longest duration, according to local authorities. An area of 1,650 square meters was excavated at the site, said the Xizang regional institute of cultural relics …

Neolithic lakeside relics site identified on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
2 months, 1 week ago

Neolithic lakeside relics site identified on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

China Daily  

LHASA -- A relics site, first discovered in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region in 2019, has been identified as the earliest Neolithic lakeside site in the heartland of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau with the highest altitude and longest duration, according to local authorities. An area of 1,650 square meters was excavated at the site, said the Xizang regional institute of cultural relics …

Yiwu: A commodity hub rich in cultural heritage
3 months, 1 week ago

Yiwu: A commodity hub rich in cultural heritage

China Daily  

Nestled in East China's Zhejiang province, Yiwu city stands as the global epicenter of small commodity production. However, few know that this high-tech center of light industry commerce is also home to ancient cultural sites and renowned intangible cultural heritage. A set of painted pottery excavated from the Qiaotou site in Yiwu was displayed at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in …

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage
4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

China Daily  

Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage
4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

China Daily  

Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage
4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

China Daily  

Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage
4 months ago

Museum showcases Shanxi's ancient heritage

China Daily  

Sculptures representing a scene of ancient people making utensils are displayed at the Taosi Site Museum. A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of Xiangfen, offering visitors and researchers an opportunity to decipher information relating to the formation of …

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation
5 months ago

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation

China Daily  

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old royal tomb in the Wangzhuang ruins in Yongcheng city, Henan province. The tomb covers more than 17 square meters and contains many burial items, including pottery, jade ornaments, bone tools, and animal remains. The findings suggest that the ancient tomb was a cultural melting pot in prehistoric times, where diverse cultures intersected and exchanged influences.

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation
5 months ago

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation

China Daily  

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old royal tomb in the Wangzhuang ruins in Yongcheng city, Henan province. The tomb covers more than 17 square meters and contains numerous burial items, including pottery, jade ornaments, bone tools, and animal remains. The findings suggest a deliberate act of tomb destruction shortly after the burial, indicating a complex social hierarchy and cultural melting pot …

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation
5 months ago

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation

China Daily  

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old royal tomb in the Wangzhuang ruins in Yongcheng city, Henan province. The tomb covers more than 17 square meters and contains numerous burial items, including pottery, jade ornaments, bone tools, and animal remains. The findings suggest a deliberate act of tomb destruction shortly after the burial, indicating a complex social hierarchy and cultural melting pot …

Archeologists make 5,000-year-old discovery while excavating an ancient burial site
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Archeologists make 5,000-year-old discovery while excavating an ancient burial site

Daily Mail  

A 5,000-year-old discovery made at an ancient burial site in Northern China could finally reveal how Chinese civilizations formed. Archaeologists found three dragons among 100 jade relics at an ancient burial site in China The relics were found beneath a circular tomb at the Yuanbaoshan burial site The team determined that the Hongshan civilization may have exchanged artistic ideas with …

Over 100 Neolithic jade relics unearthed
6 months, 1 week ago

Over 100 Neolithic jade relics unearthed

China Daily  

Updated: Sep 23, 2024 By Fang Aiqing in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, and YUAN HUI in Hohhot China Daily Jade artifacts used in sacrifice are unearthed in July at the Yuanbaoshan archaeological site. Three jade dragons of different colors and sizes, and each around 5,000 years old, were among the more than 100 jade relics of the Hongshan Culture recently unearthed …

China unveils new archaeological discoveries of Neolithic, Xia sites
6 months, 1 week ago

China unveils new archaeological discoveries of Neolithic, Xia sites

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China on Friday unveiled three important archaeological discoveries of ruins from both the prehistoric age and the Xia Dynasty. A settlement site discovered in Zhejiang is from the early to middle period of the Neolithic Age, dating back to approximately 9,300 to 8,000 years ago. The site discovered in Jiangsu, dating back to about 7,200 to 6,900 years …

China unveils new archaeological discoveries of Neolithic, Xia sites
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China unveils new archaeological discoveries of Neolithic, Xia sites

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China on Friday unveiled three important archaeological discoveries of ruins from both the prehistoric age and the Xia Dynasty. A settlement site discovered in Zhejiang is from the early to middle period of the Neolithic Age, dating back to approximately 9,300 to 8,000 years ago. The site discovered in Jiangsu, dating back to about 7,200 to 6,900 years …

Archaeologists unearth nearly 150 tombs spanning several centuries under Chinese zoo
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Archaeologists unearth nearly 150 tombs spanning several centuries under Chinese zoo

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Archaeologists have unearthed nearly 150 tombs dating to a range of …

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life
7 months ago

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life

China Daily  

A replica of a scroll unearthed at Mawangdui. Li Qun, head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said the tombs demonstrate the achievements of the Han Dynasty in economics, philosophy, culture, art, medicine, and science and technology. It is important to continue research, focusing primarily on areas such as bamboo and silk manuscripts, philosophy, art and traditional Chinese medicine, to …

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life
7 months ago

Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life

China Daily  

A replica of a scroll unearthed at Mawangdui. Li Qun, head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said the tombs demonstrate the achievements of the Han Dynasty in economics, philosophy, culture, art, medicine, and science and technology. It is important to continue research, focusing primarily on areas such as bamboo and silk manuscripts, philosophy, art and traditional Chinese medicine, to …

Hunan's Mawangdui Tombs provide massive bounty of artifacts
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunan's Mawangdui Tombs provide massive bounty of artifacts

China Daily  

The Mawangdui Han Tombs in Hunan province have produced 26,937 artifacts after decades of excavation efforts, according to China Central Television, citing the Hunan Museum. The unearthed artifacts include Lady Xin Zhui's corpse, lacquerware, textiles, and bamboo and silk manuscripts. Yu Yanjiao, director and researcher at the Hunan Museum's Mawangdui Han Tombs and Collection Research Exhibition Center, said the quantity …

Hunan's Mawangdui Tombs provide massive bounty of artifacts
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunan's Mawangdui Tombs provide massive bounty of artifacts

China Daily  

The Mawangdui Han Tombs in Hunan province have produced 26,937 artifacts after decades of excavation efforts, according to China Central Television, citing the Hunan Museum. The unearthed artifacts include Lady Xin Zhui's corpse, lacquerware, textiles, and bamboo and silk manuscripts. Yu Yanjiao, director and researcher at the Hunan Museum's Mawangdui Han Tombs and Collection Research Exhibition Center, said the quantity …

Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb of Chinese emperor unearthed
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb of Chinese emperor unearthed

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Archaeologists have unearthed a luxurious 2,200-year-old tomb in eastern China that …

Archaeologists shed more light on China's past
1 year ago

Archaeologists shed more light on China's past

China Daily  

The top 10 new archaeological discoveries in China in 2023 were announced in Beijing on Friday. "The Bashan site group fills in the blank and thus plays a key role in the whole of East Asia's Paleolithic archaeological studies," said Wang Youping, an archaeology professor at Peking University. The project enriches understanding of how prehistoric people utilized marine resources and …

Archaeologists shed more light on China's past
1 year ago

Archaeologists shed more light on China's past

China Daily  

The top 10 new archaeological discoveries in China in 2023 were announced in Beijing on Friday. "The Bashan site group fills in the blank and thus plays a key role in the whole of East Asia's Paleolithic archaeological studies," said Wang Youping, an archaeology professor at Peking University. The project enriches understanding of how prehistoric people utilized marine resources and …

Women make their mark in archaeological field
1 year ago

Women make their mark in archaeological field

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2024-03-16 10:05 Members of the archaeological team. Hunching over with shovel in hand, 30-year-old Zhu Yingpei is at work in a newly excavated tomb in Xianyang in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Pointing to bones and relics in a coffin, Zhu says the tomb belonged to an ordinary person during the Western Han Dynasty. Digging in soil, …

Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi
1 year ago

Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi

China Daily  

Part of an ancient tomb dating to the Jin Dynasty, found in Changzhi city, Shanxi province. The Shanxi Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology recently published new excavation information about three brick-chamber tombs with murals from the Jin Dynasty in Changzhi city, Shanxi province. In November 2023, archaeologists from the institute and the Changzhi Archaeological Research Institute conducted salvage excavations …

Cluster of magnificent buildings over 2,500 years old found in Zhejiang
1 year ago

Cluster of magnificent buildings over 2,500 years old found in Zhejiang

China Daily  

An aerial view of the base of Tingshan Site HANGZHOU — Chinese archaeologists have released details of a cluster of ruins in East China's Zhejiang province, believed to be buildings related to the ancient capital of the Yue state, which preceded the Qin Dynasty. The experts have been conducting excavations at 10 large-scale sites in Shaoxing city of Zhejiang since …

Cluster of magnificent buildings over 2,500 years old found in Zhejiang
1 year ago

Cluster of magnificent buildings over 2,500 years old found in Zhejiang

China Daily  

An aerial view of the base of Tingshan Site HANGZHOU — Chinese archaeologists have released details of a cluster of ruins in East China's Zhejiang province, believed to be buildings related to the ancient capital of the Yue state, which preceded the Qin Dynasty. The experts have been conducting excavations at 10 large-scale sites in Shaoxing city of Zhejiang since …

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories
1 year, 2 months ago

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories

China Daily  

Scholars check a human skeleton unearthed at the site. The latest discoveries at the Neolithic settlement of Sanxingcun in the Yangtze River's lower reaches were recently highlighted at the fifth Shanghai Archaeology Forum. The site, dating from 6,500 to 5,500 years ago, in what is today Jintan district in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, was found during the second national census of …

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories
1 year, 2 months ago

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories

China Daily  

Scholars check a human skeleton unearthed at the site. The latest discoveries at the Neolithic settlement of Sanxingcun in the Yangtze River's lower reaches were recently highlighted at the fifth Shanghai Archaeology Forum. The site, dating from 6,500 to 5,500 years ago, in what is today Jintan district in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, was found during the second national census of …

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories
1 year, 2 months ago

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories

China Daily  

Scholars check a human skeleton unearthed at the site. The latest discoveries at the Neolithic settlement of Sanxingcun in the Yangtze River's lower reaches were recently highlighted at the fifth Shanghai Archaeology Forum. The site, dating from 6,500 to 5,500 years ago, in what is today Jintan district in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, was found during the second national census of …

New findings unveil stone processing practices of China's Liangzhu civilization
1 year, 2 months ago

New findings unveil stone processing practices of China's Liangzhu civilization

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang province, Nov 7, 2023. HANGZHOU -- Two archaeological sites have been unearthed in the city of Hangzhou, the capital of East China's Zhejiang province, shedding light on stone processing dating back to the Liangzhu civilization around 5,000 years ago, according to a meeting on the province's archaeological …

Chinese character-shaped tombs uncover Shang Dynasty burial insights 殷墟外围地区首次发现大型“中”字形墓葬
1 year, 3 months ago

Chinese character-shaped tombs uncover Shang Dynasty burial insights 殷墟外围地区首次发现大型“中”字形墓葬

China Daily  

Large tombs shaped like the Chinese character '中' have been discovered for the first time in the peripheral areas of the archaeological site of Yin Xu in Anyang, Henan Province. This significant find provides valuable insights into the burial system of the Shang Dynasty, along with information related to the layout, structure, and chronological changes of the Yin Xu site, …

Ghost stories
1 year, 5 months ago

Ghost stories

China Daily  

A visitor admires an item at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, part of an exhibition of relics unearthed from the Reshui graveyard in Dulan county, Northwest China's Qinghai province. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Relic collection from renowned tomb cluster on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau tells tales of cross-border communication and exchange of ideas, Yang Feiyue reports. In late September, a rich collection …

Ghost stories
1 year, 5 months ago

Ghost stories

China Daily  

A visitor admires an item at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, part of an exhibition of relics unearthed from the Reshui graveyard in Dulan county, Northwest China's Qinghai province. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Relic collection from renowned tomb cluster on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau tells tales of cross-border communication and exchange of ideas, Yang Feiyue reports. In late September, a rich collection …

New finds illuminate Hongshan Culture
1 year, 5 months ago

New finds illuminate Hongshan Culture

China Daily  

A painted pottery jar unearthed from the sacrificial area of the Ma'anqiaoshan site in Jianping county, Liaoning province. A medium-sized settlement from the early Hongshan Culture period was unearthed during recent archaeological excavations in Jianping county, Liaoning province. The discovery has deepened understanding of this dominant Neolithic culture, which occupied a vast area between the modern-day Inner Mongolia autonomous region …

Archaeologists find ancient tombs, house foundations in Northeast China
1 year, 6 months ago

Archaeologists find ancient tombs, house foundations in Northeast China

China Daily  

This photo taken in July 2023 shows part of the Quying cemetery in Yingkou city, Northeast China's Liaoning province. SHENYANG -- Archaeologists have unearthed 10 tombs and the foundations of eight houses dating back to a period spanning from the Wei Kingdom to the Jin Dynasty in Northeast China's Liaoning province. Notably, the artifacts, including pottery fragments adorned with grid-like …

Exquisite jade artifacts on display at Shanxi Museum
1 year, 7 months ago

Exquisite jade artifacts on display at Shanxi Museum

China Daily  

A group of jade artifacts were found in the tomb of Marquis Mu of Jin, the ninth dominator of the Jin Kingdom of the Western Zhou Dynasty in the province's Quwo county. At an ongoing exhibition held at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, visitors can see some exquisite jade artifacts. The relics had been found during the fourth …

Bronze age continues to astound
1 year, 9 months ago

Bronze age continues to astound

China Daily  

A bronze component of a carriage in the shape of a beast face discovered in tombs of the Zhaigou site, Qingjian county, Yulin, Shaanxi province. Since the 1940s, scattered bronzeware has been accidentally discovered in a dozen counties on the Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau by local people on a number of occasions. It has revealed the largest Shang Dynasty site with the …

Bronze age continues to astound
1 year, 9 months ago

Bronze age continues to astound

China Daily  

A bronze component of a carriage in the shape of a beast face discovered in tombs of the Zhaigou site, Qingjian county, Yulin, Shaanxi province. Since the 1940s, scattered bronzeware has been accidentally discovered in a dozen counties on the Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau by local people on a number of occasions. It has revealed the largest Shang Dynasty site with the …

Bronze age continues to astound
1 year, 9 months ago

Bronze age continues to astound

China Daily  

A bronze component of a carriage in the shape of a beast face discovered in tombs of the Zhaigou site, Qingjian county, Yulin, Shaanxi province. Since the 1940s, scattered bronzeware has been accidentally discovered in a dozen counties on the Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau by local people on a number of occasions. It has revealed the largest Shang Dynasty site with the …

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization
1 year, 9 months ago

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization

China Daily  

This photo taken on May 1, 2023 shows a miniature model of the Taosi relic site in Xiangfen county, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- North China's Shanxi province is constructing a museum dedicated to showcasing the remarkable relics of Longshan Culture, a late Neolithic civilization in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The museum of the …

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 9 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families …

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 9 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families …

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 9 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families …

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 9 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families …

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