Archaeologists restarted the Shijiahe ruins in Hubei Province in more than 20 years (located in Shihe Town, Tianmen City, Hubei Province). The archaeological discovery has been discovered. From the end of November to December last year, more than 240 pieces of jade articles dating from 4,000 years ago were unearthed at the site. Representing the highest level of Chinese jade art at the time, and rewriting the understanding of Chinese jade culture. Experts said that the Shijiahe site is a site named after the Shijiahe culture, representing the highest level of prehistoric culture development in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Judging from the achievements of the years, the Shijiahe site does not rule out the existence of a large outer city or high-level architectural relics. If it is discovered, it will have even more surprises. Rewriting the understanding of Chinese jade culture The Tianmen Shijiahe site has been inhabited by humans since 6500 years ago. It has reached its peak in about 4300 years. The entire site consists of 40 sites and covers an area of ​​about 8 square kilometers. It is a national key cultural relic protection. unit. The Shijiahe Neolithic Age Group was discovered in 1954 with the archaeological investigation of water conservancy projects. This large-scale site group has carried out more than 10 systematic archaeological excavations since 1955, which is the largest, highest grade and continuation of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The longest-lived, most preserved prehistoric settlement. In 2001, it was named one of the "100 major archaeological discoveries in China in the 20th century" by the state. Since 2014, the Hubei Provincial Institute of Archaeology has restarted the archaeological site of the Shijiahe site after more than 20 years. In November 2015, when archaeologists searched for large-scale architectural relics at the Tanjialing site in the center of the ancient city of Shijiahe, nine funeraries were discovered. Among them, 5 of them were buried with jade, and more than 240 pieces of jade were found. Previously, the Shijiahe site group had discovered two batches of 201 jade articles, many of which were collected by the state and Hubei related museums. The jade articles unearthed this time include Yupei, Yu Ruyi, Siamese double head, and Ghost face double-headed eagle. These jade types are rich in style, unique in style, and have a strong sense of life. Most jade objects have exquisite line patterns on the surface. For example, 9 burial jade tigers, each about 3 cm long, about 1 cm wide and small, small in size, work fine; and a jade eagle's crotch seems to be inlaid, smooth lines, complex composition. Wang Wei, director of the Chinese Archaeological Society and director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the number of jade articles discovered this time was surprising, and the level of craftsmanship was so impressive. The techniques of round carving and openwork have made great progress compared to the plane carving of Liangzhu Culture, representing the highest level of jade craftsmanship in China and even in East Asia. According to reports, the academic circles recognized that there are two peaks in prehistoric jade, one is the Hongshan culture in Liaoning, and the other is the Liangzhu culture in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Fang Qin, director of the Hubei Provincial Institute of Archaeology, believes that the jade excavation of the archaeological excavation generally uses the technique of reducing the earth and engraving, and the technique of bas-relief engraving, which exceeds the Hongshan culture and Liangzhu culture, and represents the prehistoric Chinese jade processing technology. The highest peak. In this regard, Wang Wei believes that this has largely rewritten the understanding of Chinese jade culture, including jade making, use and even jade rituals. Discover rare prehistoric large-scale ritual sites At the same time, archaeologists excavated the 1175-square-meter altar and a large number of ceremonial urns during the excavation of the Yinxintai site of the Shijiahe ruins. This is a large-scale ritual place in the Shijiahe culture stage of the Neolithic period, dating back to around 4300 years. Excavations were found around the site, and the remains of the babies were found in some of the baboons. The archaeologists covered them with thin sand to show respect. Liu Hui, director of the Prehistoric Archaeological Department of the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, analyzes the custom of rituals that may be useful to people in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the Neolithic Age. It may also be that noble people are qualified to be buried in places of worship after death. The remnants of the cylinders, which are made up of dozens of red pottery cylinders, are the core area of ​​the entire sacrificial place. The reporter saw that many excavation areas were found in the excavation area, and a large number of pottery cylinders were connected and nested together. Some of the cylinders have scribed symbols. The longest one of the cylinders has a length of three or four meters. Some of the cylinders are partially damaged, and the basic rules of their arrangement can still be clearly seen. Although the pottery has a long time, it can clearly distinguish the color and shape. Liu Hui analyzed that the pottery tank may be a unique ritual utensil for the primitive ancestors in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The head-to-tail style of the pottery tank is extremely rare in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, expressing some kind of spiritual sustenance of the ancestors. He believes that the study of the remains of the pottery tanks It will provide important materials for early Chinese rituals and ritual culture. Meng Huaping, deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, said that the number of tanks unearthed this time was high, the degree of intensiveness was high, and the degree of association with the altar was strong. It was rare in the previously discovered prehistoric ritual sites. Experts say that the Shijiahe site occupies a very important position in the history of the origin and development of the Chinese civilization. Wang Wei said that from the achievements of the years, the Shijiahe site does not exclude the existence of large external cities or high-level architectural relics. If it is discovered, there will be even more surprises. Satin Stretch Fabric,Stain Resistant Fabric,Polyester Satin Fabric,100% Polyester Satin Fabric Shaoxing Cornfield Textile Trading Co,.Ltd , https://www.cornfieldtextile.com
More than 240 jade articles have been discovered in the site of 60 years of archaeological excavation.