In 2021, the preliminary evaluation of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China was launched, and the Huangshan ruins and Taojiaying sites in Henan Province were selected

On February 8, the preliminary evaluation of the 2021 National Top Ten Archaeological New Discoveries Selection was launched. Two projects in Henan Province were selected, namely the Huangshan Ruins in Nanyang and the Taojiaying Ruins in Anyang.

The 2021 National Top Ten Archaeological New Discoveries Selection Activity was hosted by the China Cultural Relics Newspaper National Top Ten Archaeological New Discoveries Selection Activity Office. In 2021, more than 1,700 archaeological excavations were approved nationwide. The candidate projects were all voluntarily declared by each excavation qualification unit, and after review by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, 32 entries were finally determined. The Selection Office will organize a poll to recommend 20 items to enter the final evaluation.

The Huangshan ruins in Nanyang are large-scale sites that combine the Accumulation of Pei Ligang Culture, Yangshao Culture, Qujialing Culture and other cultural layers, and excavate the earliest jade workshops in mainland China. The site found 10 jade ware production workshops dating back more than 5,000 years, experts believe that this is a collection of jade ore collection, jade processing and exchange of the nature of the "base and port" nature of the large-scale central settlement site, this archaeological discovery filled the Central Plains and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River neolithic jade workshop remains of the blank.

The Taojiaying site is located in the northeast of Anyang City. Judging from the stratigraphic relationship and the shape of the excavated artifacts, the site and the Huanbei Shangcheng are one of the few known ring trench settlement sites in the middle of the Shang Dynasty, and the remains of ring trenches, tombs, ash pits, pottery kilns, cellars, and rammed earth foundation sites have been found, which is a high-specification settlement site with defensive properties. The discovery of the Taojiaying site has further enriched and perfected the cultural sequence of the early, middle and late Shang Dynasties, and has important archaeological value.

Attached: Candidate projects for the preliminary evaluation of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China in 2021

(Sorted by morning and evening)

1. Sichuan Daocheng Pirao Ruins

2. Gansu Zhangjiachuan Yuanquan River Ruins

3. Ruins of Shicun Village, Xia County, Yuncheng, Shanxi

4. Ningxia Longde Zhoujiazuitou Ruins

5. Gangshang Ruins in Tengzhou, Shandong

6. Huangshan Ruins in Nanyang, Henan

7. Ruins of Jiming City in Lixian County, Hunan Province

8. Zhejiang Yuyao Shi'ao Ruins

9. Guangdong Huangpu Pitouling Ruins

10. Ruins of Jinlan Temple in Zengcheng, Guangdong

11. Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui Ruins Sacrifice Area

12. Ruins of Taojiaying in Anyang, Henan

13. Zhejiang Yuhang Jumping Head Ruins

14. Shaanxi Baoji Zhouyuan Ruins

15. Zhejiang Qujiang West Zhou high-grade mound tomb group

16. Shanxi Yuanqu North White Goose Cemetery

17. Shandong Linziqi Ancient City Small City Outside the West Gate Building Base Site Group

18. Jiangxi Zhangshu Guozishan Warring States Tomb

19. Hubei Yunmeng Zhengjiahu Cemetery

20. Ruins of Dapo, Pu'an, Guizhou

21. Shandong Qingdao Langyatai Ruins

22. Shaanxi Xi'an Baqiao Jiangcun Tomb

23. Inner Mongolia Sunit Right Banner JihuLangtu Xiongnu Tomb Group

24. Ruins of the Southern Dynasty Buddhist Temple in Xiying Village, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province

25. Tombs of the Tuguhun royal family in the Wuwei Tang Dynasty in Gansu

26. Dangxiong Cemetery in Lhasa, Tibet

27. Xinjiang Yulikyak Kuduk Beacon Site

28. The southern ruins of Kaiyuan Temple in Zhengding, Hebei

29. Shaanxi Xianyang Hongduyuan Tomb Group

30. Heilongjiang Acheng Jinshangjing Ruins

31. Shandong Jinan Yuan Dynasty Guo family cemetery

32. Anhui Fengyang Ming capital city ruins

Reporter Qin Hua

Editor: Li Yiqing