On February 26, the preliminary evaluation results of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China in 2021 were announced. According to the voting results, the top 20 projects with the number of votes were shortlisted for the final evaluation of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in The country in 2021.
Top 10 new archaeological discoveries in China in 2021
Shortlisted for final evaluation projects
(In chronological order)
1. Sichuan Daocheng Pyro Ruins
2. The ruins of Shicun In Xia County, Shanxi
3. Gansu Zhangjiachuan Ruins
4. Huangshan Ruins in Nanyang, Henan
5. Ruins of Jiming City in Lixian County, Hunan
6. Zhejiang Yuyao Shi'ao Ruins
7. Gangshang Ruins in Tengzhou, Shandong
8. Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui ruins sacrifice area
9. Shaanxi Baoji Zhouyuan ruins
10. Zhejiang Qujiang Xizhou high-grade mound tomb group
11. Shanxi Yuanqu North White Goose Cemetery
12. Jiangxi Zhangshu Guozishan Warring States Tomb
13. Hubei Yunmeng Zhengjiahu Cemetery
14. Great Tomb of Jiangcun, Xi'an, Shaanxi
15. Gansu Wuwei Tang Dynasty Tuguhun royal family tomb group
16. Dangxiong Cemetery in Lhasa, Tibet
17. Xinjiang Weilikyak Kuduk Beacon Site
18. Hebei Zhengding Kaiyuan Temple South Ruins
19. Heilongjiang Acheng Jinshangjing Ruins
20. Anhui Fengyang Ming Zhongdu Ruins
According to reports, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of modern Chinese archaeology. There are many important archaeological achievements participating in the preliminary evaluation. Some archaeological findings have been unanimously recognized by the judges, the project with the first number of votes was shortlisted for the final evaluation with 209 votes, the top ten projects received more than 149 votes, and many projects received the same number of votes, and the competition was very fierce.
According to the 20 archaeological excavation projects shortlisted for the final evaluation, they show the characteristics of covering a wide range of areas, diverse types of ruins, and rich connotations of sites.
It is understood that the majority of the shortlisted projects are active excavation projects. This fully reflects the main development characteristics of Chinese archaeology, such as increasingly strong topics, closer multidisciplinary cooperation, and clearer academic goals, and continuously promotes the deepening of Chinese archaeology.
At present, the archaeological work on the mainland has entered a new era of high-quality development, and the archaeological excavations represented by Sanxingdui have attracted worldwide attention.
The Sanxingdui ruins sacrifice area and the Daocheng Piluo ruins can be described as the "twin stars" of the Sichuan archaeological community in 2021. The bronze mask of the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Tiger and the Axe of Ashley who "broke the sky" amazed the world, which made the shortlisting of "Gemini Stars" without suspense and became the final favorite of the top ten.
It is worth mentioning that the Sichuan Daocheng Pirao site was originally to cooperate with the archaeological survey of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, and finally changed from the infrastructure survey to the active Paleolithic archaeology special investigation. This also confirms that the current infrastructure archaeology continues to strengthen the awareness of the subject, and the degree of refinement and standardization is increasing. Changing "passive" to "active" is no longer blindly completing tasks and cooperating with infrastructure, but always running through the topic, taking cooperation with infrastructure exploration as an opportunity to solve academic topics, and sparing no effort to deepen and thoroughly study.
Sichuan Observation (Source: CCTV News)