On December 16, Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research released new archaeological discoveries, and local archaeologists found Neolithic sites dating back more than 5,000 years in the city and village of Baiban Township, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City, and unearthed a large number of stone tools, animal bones, pottery pieces, etc., which is of great academic value for discussing prehistoric cultural exchanges in Taiyuan and surrounding areas. The picture shows the stove pit and flue found at the site.
Faience pots excavated from the site.
Parts of human bones in ash pits at the site. (Photo courtesy of Shanxi Archaeological Research Institute)