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Top 10 Archeological Findings in 2005

 

 
 
      Xiaohuangshan Relics, Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province    
      Pottery, millstones, abraders and storing pits have been unearthed and help to paint a picture of Xiaohuangshan culture.    
      Gaomiao Relics, Hunan Province Earliest White Pottery    
      Unearthed objects currently include various pottery decorated with phoenix, animal face, and eight-square star-images; the earliest white pottery found in China; and the joint tombs of tribe leaders and their wives.    
      Zhongshui Relics, Guizhou Province Sacrifice pits    
      The excavated area covers about 3,000 square meters and many sacrificial pits, tombs, ash pits, house sites, ditches, pottery, stoneware, bone carvings and jadeware have been found.    
       Liuzhuang Relics, Henan Province
      Over 300 tombs and 400 funeral objects found demonstrated the process of absorbing and melting with the multicultural elements in neighboring regions of early Pre-Shang cultures.    
      Maoershan Relics, Fujian Province Kiln Group    
      The six kilns found here are the most well-preserved kilns found to date. The fire chambers, stoves and chimneys are all well preserved and densely distributed. The types of stoves also varied.    
      Hengshui Relics, Shanxi Province Cemetery Decoration
      The unearthed relics include 191 tombs, bronze wares, jade wares, and potteries, which adding up to 2000 pieces.    
      Liangdaicun Relics, Shaanxi Province, Graveyards for nobles    
      103 tombs, 17 pits for chariot pits of Eastern and Western Zhou Dynasties were found in Liangdaicun village within 4 square kilo meters.    
 
      Jurong and Jintan Relics, Jiangsu Province Mound graveyards    
       Unearthed relics include 40 earth mounds , 233 tombs, 229 groups of sacrificial articles, 14 tomb buildings and 3800 pieces of cultural relics, mostly primitive celadon and pottery, all bearing the typical characters of the Yangtze River delta.    
      Sanyangzhuang Relics, Henan Province Courtyards in Han Dynasty    
      This site provides important information for the research on the basic social structure of the Han Dynasty.    
      Datong Relics, Shanxi Province Tomb mural    
Twelve tombs of the Northern Wei Dynasty and 200 pieces of cultural relics have been unearthed. The M7 in the north of the tomb group is a tomb, with well-preserved exquisite mural paintings and Chinese characters.
         
 
 
 
 
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