The remains of Stage Ⅰ of early Yangshao culture discovered on the Dadiwan site include 37 house-foundations, 12 fireplaces, 22 ash-pits, 20 tombs, one kiln-site and one moat (six sections), which combine to show a p...The remains of Stage Ⅰ of early Yangshao culture discovered on the Dadiwan site include 37 house-foundations, 12 fireplaces, 22 ash-pits, 20 tombs, one kiln-site and one moat (six sections), which combine to show a prehistoric settlement rather clear in layout. The main part of the settlement is built on the second terrace by the river, surrounded with a moat. In the center, a little to the west, there is a square nearly one thousand sq m in area, with a common cemetery within it. On the western side of the square lies a large-sized house-foundation, round which and round the square mediumand small-sized house-foundations are spread like a folding fan. The whole settlement displays a strong cohesion. The present paper reports mainly the moat G100, large-sized house-foundation F229, medium-sized F310 and F360, small-sized F5, adult tombs M222 and M1 and urn-burial M213. Being the first discovered early Yangshao settlement in the Gansu region, this is again a noteworthy achievement following the revelation of the Banpo, Jiangzhai and Beishouling sites. It provides valuable material for studying the social organization of prehistoric China and the evolution of then settlements.展开更多
文摘The remains of Stage Ⅰ of early Yangshao culture discovered on the Dadiwan site include 37 house-foundations, 12 fireplaces, 22 ash-pits, 20 tombs, one kiln-site and one moat (six sections), which combine to show a prehistoric settlement rather clear in layout. The main part of the settlement is built on the second terrace by the river, surrounded with a moat. In the center, a little to the west, there is a square nearly one thousand sq m in area, with a common cemetery within it. On the western side of the square lies a large-sized house-foundation, round which and round the square mediumand small-sized house-foundations are spread like a folding fan. The whole settlement displays a strong cohesion. The present paper reports mainly the moat G100, large-sized house-foundation F229, medium-sized F310 and F360, small-sized F5, adult tombs M222 and M1 and urn-burial M213. Being the first discovered early Yangshao settlement in the Gansu region, this is again a noteworthy achievement following the revelation of the Banpo, Jiangzhai and Beishouling sites. It provides valuable material for studying the social organization of prehistoric China and the evolution of then settlements.
