Today, the list of important archaeological discoveries in Zhejiang in 2021 was announced, and 4 projects in Hangzhou were selected. The exploration and excavation of the site is of great significance to the protection and inheritance of the wisdom of the ancestors, so let's take a look!
Ruins of Yuhang Bottle Kiln North Village
Excavate the panoramic view at the south site of the North Village
Located in Bottle Kiln Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, about 2 kilometers north of Liangzhu Ancient City, beicun ruins are a settlement site from the early days of Liangzhu. According to preliminary judgments, the northern site of Beicun in the north of the site is dated to the early Liangzhu period, and the southern site of the north village in the south is from the early Liangzhu period to the late Liangzhu period, and the upper limit of both dates is earlier than the construction period of liangzhu ancient city.
North Village Ruins Terrace Fence
M106 unearthed jade cicadas
In June 2021, archaeologists discovered a number of high-grade tombs during excavations at the site of the south of The North Village, among which M106 unearthed important jade objects such as dragon head bracelets, skeletonized animal face crowns, huang strings, and jade cicadas.
The Beicun site is another important discovery on the outskirts of Liangzhu Ancient City after Guanjingtou, revealing the development of the aristocratic class before the completion of Liangzhu Ancient City, and providing new information for studying the development of Liangzhu's early society, class differentiation and exploring the background of the rise of Liangzhu Ancient City.
Ruins of the small ancient city of Yuhang Trail Mountain
Schematic diagram of the excavations of the ruins of the small ancient city over the years
Located in the southeast of Xiaogucheng Village, Jingshan Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, the ruins of Xiaogucheng are a site of pre-Qin city sites. The city wall is still preserved above the ground, with an area of about 250,000 square meters, which is a regional central city site in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties of the Dongyuanxi River Basin, and occupies an important position in the study of pre-Qin archaeology in northern Zhejiang.
Typical artifacts of the ruins of the small ancient city
The site spans a large age span, from the Majiabang period to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the main body is the remains of the Maqiao culture and the "Houmaqiao culture" period, with clay clay three-legged plates, primitive porcelain ball belly jars, printed hard pottery circular bottom pots and duck-shaped pots as representative utensils.
Small ancient city ruins Temple Hill excavation area hilltop building
At the top of the temple hill in the northwest corner of the city, the building has an artificial high platform with a height of more than 12 meters and an area of 2,000 square meters, which is no later than the late Shang Dynasty and is the commanding height of the city. At the top of the high platform, there is a ground building surrounded by a courtyard wall, which is speculated to be a three-depth, three-bay house building. The Gaotai building of the Miaoshan Shang Period was discovered for the first time in China, refreshing the understanding of the architectural history of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties in the southern region.
The site of the small ancient city with settlement archaeology as the guiding concept of excavation has proved to be a well-preserved, structurally complete and hierarchical regional central site, and is one of the important archaeological materials in the study of the history of the pre-Qin dynasty in Zhejiang, the history of the development of Yue culture and the civilization process of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in the southern region.
Hangzhou Yuhang Jumping Head Ruins
The jumping head site was unearthed
The site of Jump head is located 400 meters northeast of Jump Head Village, Zhongtai Street, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, at the junction of mountain hilly area and plain area. The site is divided into ten layers, covering the Spring and Autumn Period, Western Zhou, Late Shang, Maqiao Culture, Guangfulin Culture and Liangzhu Culture. Among them, the late Shang dynasty is the period when the structure of the site settlement is the clearest, the remains are well preserved, and the excavated relics are the most abundant, and many pieces have been excavated.
Aerial view of the excavation area of the Jumping Head Site
In the late Shang period, when bronze culture was highly prosperous, archaeological work gave way to the first discovery of the site of a bronze casting settlement in Hangzhou in the lower Yangtze River region. This is of great significance for exploring the transition from the end of the Neolithic period to the early Bronze Age in the Taihu Lake area, understanding the cultural connotation of Bronze Age archaeology, settlement and social organization forms, civilization evolution patterns, the origin and development of early countries, and the interaction and exchange between the lower Reaches of the Yangtze River and other regions such as the Central Plains.
Ruins of Xindeng Ancient City in Fuyang, Hangzhou
Aerial view of the ancient city of Xindeng and location map of excavation sites
The ruins of Xindeng Ancient City are located in Xindeng Town, Fuyang District, Hangzhou. After archaeological excavations, the remains of the Tang, Song and Ming and Qing dynasties found in Xindeng Ancient City have a clear structure, obvious superimposed relationship, and good preservation. This also shows that since the Tang Dynasty, the geographical location of the ancient city has hardly changed much.
Fuyang Xindeng Ancient City Ruins - South Gate Ruins
The excavation results confirm the historical authenticity and inheritance of Xindeng Ancient City, confirm the uniqueness of the ancient city wall and the single-sided city wall, lay an important foundation for the restoration, display and later application and protection of the ancient city, and also provide important materials for the study of the structure and construction technology of the city wall gate since the Tang Dynasty.
Source/Zhejiang Archaeology, Municipal Bureau of Culture and Culture
Editor/Chen Yangxi
Typography/Chen Yangxi
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