A bronze carriage component called xia wei from the Zhouyuan site in Shaanxi province.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Top 10 finds in 2015

1. Gantangqing Paleolithic sites, Jiangchuan county, Yunnan province

2. Jiangzhuang relic sites of Liangzhu culture, border of Xinghua and Dongtai cities, Jiangsu province

3. Liangzhu hydraulic project site, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

4. Neolithic Age site, coastal area of Hainan province

5. Zhouyuan site, Baoji, Shaanxi province

6. Sifangtang site, Daye, Hubei province

7. Tomb of Marquis Haihun, Nanchang, Jiangxi province

8. Taiji Palace site, Luoyang, Henan province

9. Liao Dynasty imperial concubine tomb, Duolun county, Inner Mongolia autonomous region

10. Warship Zhiyuan, waters off Dandong, Liaoning province