On January 21, the reporter visited the excavation site of the Baodun site in Sichuan, and the staff was carrying out relevant work in an orderly and meticulous manner, and a large number of pottery fragments and stone tool fragments were excavated at the scene. Among them, the ripples of water on the pottery fragments are clearly visible, showing the aesthetics and production skills of the ancient Shu ancestors about 4500 years ago. Discovered in 1995, the Baodun site is the earliest and largest prehistoric city site in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China, the site of the first large-scale settlement and life of human beings on the Chengdu Plain, and the birthplace of rice cultivation civilization in the Chengdu Plain. The picture shows a large number of pottery fragments and stone tool fragments excavated at the Site of Baodun.
Fragments of pottery excavated at the site, with water ripples clearly visible.
Overlooking the excavation site of the Baodun site in Sichuan.
At the excavation site of the Baodun site, the staff is carrying out work in an orderly and meticulous manner.
At the excavation site of the Baodun site, the staff is carrying out work in an orderly and meticulous manner. (Photo by Zhang Lang)