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Sanyangzhuang Relics, Henan Province Courtyards in Han Dynasty

 

Period:Han dynasty(206 BC - AD 220)
Listed in: 2005
Excavated by: the Cultural Relics and Archeological Research Institute of Henan Province
Archeological team leader: Liu Haiwang

The site is located in Sanyangzhuang village, Henan Province, on the previous river bed of the Yellow River. The excavation of the site started in 2003. After two years'effort, the overall area of the site has expanded to 9,000 square meters.

This site provides important information for the research on the basic social structure of the Han Dynasty. The courtyards that have been discovered provide information on how and where the people of the lower class in the Han dynasty worked and lived. The large area of cultivation relics of Han dynasty also provides practical materials for studying the agricultural civilization, the farming system, and the land-distribution system of Han dynasty.  Besides, the archeological research about the changes of the riverway of Yellow River and the hydrological history of Yellow River also get much inspiration from it.

 
 
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