Xinhua site is located at Shenmu county in northern Shaanxi Province. 3362.5 square meters has been excavated and hundreds of ancient cultural relics and many kinds of animals bones have been brought to light.Especial...Xinhua site is located at Shenmu county in northern Shaanxi Province. 3362.5 square meters has been excavated and hundreds of ancient cultural relics and many kinds of animals bones have been brought to light.Especially,a sacrificial pit is unearthed which contains 32 pieces exquisite jadewares.According to the chronology and periodization of Chinese archaeology,the date of Xinhua site should be contemporary to the date of late period of Longshan Culture and Xia Dynasty.The Xinhua Complex characterized by Li(鬲) and tripod urn(三足瓮)should be different from the cultures in middle China.Meanwhile,it also takes on some similarity with Taosi and KeshengzhuangⅡculture.The excavation thus supplied important materials for the exploration of the position of Xinhua site in the origination of the early Chinese civilization.展开更多
文摘Xinhua site is located at Shenmu county in northern Shaanxi Province. 3362.5 square meters has been excavated and hundreds of ancient cultural relics and many kinds of animals bones have been brought to light.Especially,a sacrificial pit is unearthed which contains 32 pieces exquisite jadewares.According to the chronology and periodization of Chinese archaeology,the date of Xinhua site should be contemporary to the date of late period of Longshan Culture and Xia Dynasty.The Xinhua Complex characterized by Li(鬲) and tripod urn(三足瓮)should be different from the cultures in middle China.Meanwhile,it also takes on some similarity with Taosi and KeshengzhuangⅡculture.The excavation thus supplied important materials for the exploration of the position of Xinhua site in the origination of the early Chinese civilization.
