In 2002- 2003, the First Inner Mongolian Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, carried out two seasons of excavation on the Xinglonggou site. The work resulted in the confirmation of the first locality as a large-sized settl...In 2002- 2003, the First Inner Mongolian Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, carried out two seasons of excavation on the Xinglonggou site. The work resulted in the confirmation of the first locality as a large-sized settlement of the middle Xinglongwa culture (8000-7500 BP). The significant findings in dwelling form, settlement layout, burial custom, primitive religion, economic formation and environmental archaeology represent a new type in the Xinglongwa culture. The second locality is left over from a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Hongshan culture (5500-5000 BP). Its discovery made up the gap of late Hongshan Culture sites in the prehistoric data. The third locality remains of a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Lower Xiajiadian culture (4000-3500BP), which offers new material for studying the civilizing course and early state form of the West Liaohe River valley. The excavation of the Xinglonggou site will forcefully promote the deep-going study of prehistoric archaeological cultures in Northeast China and exert active influence upon the research on Sino-Japanese cultural relations in prehistoric times.展开更多
The Kangjiatun city-site is located 0.5km north of the Xiaobotai Gully at Kangjiatunvillage in Beipiao city, western Liaoning, lying on the second terrace on the southern bank of the DalingRiver, and belongs to the Lo...The Kangjiatun city-site is located 0.5km north of the Xiaobotai Gully at Kangjiatunvillage in Beipiao city, western Liaoning, lying on the second terrace on the southern bank of the DalingRiver, and belongs to the Lower Xiajiadian culture. In 1997-2000, it was continuously excavated in atotal area of 8,500 sq m, which resulted in the revelation of city walls, defensive projections along citywalls, a moat, and countyard walls, stone-paved roads, house-foundations, stone-built pits, “stone cases”, etc. in the city. According to stratigraphical evidence, including the superimposition and intrusion ofbuildings, the city-site can be divided into three phases. The excavation brought to light not only pottery,stone, bone and other artifacts, but also rather clear conditions of the layout and structure of the buildings in the city during the middle and late phases. Thus the site provides important data for studying theshape, layout and structure of city-sites in the Lower Xiajiadian culture, as well as human living and so-ial form in those cities.展开更多
In 1998, the Chifeng Archaeological Team excavated the fourth locality of the Dashanqian site in Harqin Banner, Inner Mongolia. They revealed deposits of the Lower and Upper Xiajiadian cultures and the Warring States ...In 1998, the Chifeng Archaeological Team excavated the fourth locality of the Dashanqian site in Harqin Banner, Inner Mongolia. They revealed deposits of the Lower and Upper Xiajiadian cultures and the Warring States period, with those of the former two cultures as the main remains. The finds of the Upper Xiajiadian culture include vestiges of earthen and stone walls built on the ground, those of semi-subterranean dwellings, a large number of pits, pottery, stone and bone objects,and small bronzes. The most interesting are the remains of circular buildings with double stone walls.Among the remains of Upper Xiajiadian culture, pits form the main part, some containing a great amount of pottery. Painted pottery vessels and small bronzes constitute the characteristic objects of this culture.The excavation clarified similarity between Localities Ⅳ and Ⅰ and provided important clues for understanding the function and nature of the fourth locality during the period of Lower and Upper Xiajiadian cultures.展开更多
文摘In 2002- 2003, the First Inner Mongolian Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, carried out two seasons of excavation on the Xinglonggou site. The work resulted in the confirmation of the first locality as a large-sized settlement of the middle Xinglongwa culture (8000-7500 BP). The significant findings in dwelling form, settlement layout, burial custom, primitive religion, economic formation and environmental archaeology represent a new type in the Xinglongwa culture. The second locality is left over from a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Hongshan culture (5500-5000 BP). Its discovery made up the gap of late Hongshan Culture sites in the prehistoric data. The third locality remains of a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Lower Xiajiadian culture (4000-3500BP), which offers new material for studying the civilizing course and early state form of the West Liaohe River valley. The excavation of the Xinglonggou site will forcefully promote the deep-going study of prehistoric archaeological cultures in Northeast China and exert active influence upon the research on Sino-Japanese cultural relations in prehistoric times.
文摘The Kangjiatun city-site is located 0.5km north of the Xiaobotai Gully at Kangjiatunvillage in Beipiao city, western Liaoning, lying on the second terrace on the southern bank of the DalingRiver, and belongs to the Lower Xiajiadian culture. In 1997-2000, it was continuously excavated in atotal area of 8,500 sq m, which resulted in the revelation of city walls, defensive projections along citywalls, a moat, and countyard walls, stone-paved roads, house-foundations, stone-built pits, “stone cases”, etc. in the city. According to stratigraphical evidence, including the superimposition and intrusion ofbuildings, the city-site can be divided into three phases. The excavation brought to light not only pottery,stone, bone and other artifacts, but also rather clear conditions of the layout and structure of the buildings in the city during the middle and late phases. Thus the site provides important data for studying theshape, layout and structure of city-sites in the Lower Xiajiadian culture, as well as human living and so-ial form in those cities.
文摘In 1998, the Chifeng Archaeological Team excavated the fourth locality of the Dashanqian site in Harqin Banner, Inner Mongolia. They revealed deposits of the Lower and Upper Xiajiadian cultures and the Warring States period, with those of the former two cultures as the main remains. The finds of the Upper Xiajiadian culture include vestiges of earthen and stone walls built on the ground, those of semi-subterranean dwellings, a large number of pits, pottery, stone and bone objects,and small bronzes. The most interesting are the remains of circular buildings with double stone walls.Among the remains of Upper Xiajiadian culture, pits form the main part, some containing a great amount of pottery. Painted pottery vessels and small bronzes constitute the characteristic objects of this culture.The excavation clarified similarity between Localities Ⅳ and Ⅰ and provided important clues for understanding the function and nature of the fourth locality during the period of Lower and Upper Xiajiadian cultures.
