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. Among them, the two archaeologies of Baoji Zhouyuan Ruins and Xi'an Jiangcun Tomb in our province were shortlisted for the final evaluation.
The shortlisted final evaluation projects cover a wide range of regions, diverse types and rich connotations
In this preliminary evaluation, the Selection Activity Office issued a total of 227 ballots, including 91 group votes and 136 directors votes. All groups and directors actively voted, and a total of 209 valid votes were recovered, and the participation rate of the judges was 92.1%.
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.
The 20 archaeological excavation projects shortlisted for the final evaluation show the characteristics of covering a wide area, diverse types of ruins, and rich connotations of sites. The names of the 20 sites on the shortlist may be unfamiliar to the public, but they are all familiar to the majority of archaeologists. Although archaeological discoveries are accidental, the new discoveries are not coincidences, but the hard work of archaeologists for several years or even decades, and the archaeological gains achieved under years of unremitting efforts are even more rewarding for kung fu.
The shortlisted projects such as the Baoji Zhouyuan Site in Shaanxi, the Jiangcun Tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi, the Jinshangjing Site in Acheng, Heilongjiang, and the Mingzhongdu Site in Fengyang, Anhui are all archaeological projects that have lasted for several years, and these sites have continued to carry out archaeological investigation and excavation work for many years, emphasizing the combination of multiple disciplines, which is not only the need for the development of archaeology itself, but also the need for research and protection. It further reflects the depth of archaeological work and is an important principle of the selection of "Top Ten Archaeologies".
Zhouyuan Ruins: The first discovery of large rammed earth building sites from the pre-Zhou dynasty
The site of Zhouyuan is the largest settlement of the pre-Zhou and Western Zhou cultures, and is considered by scholars to be one of the places where the ancient gonggong father moved to Qi and one of the capitals of the Western Zhou.
The Zhouyuan archaeological team, jointly composed of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, the School of Archaeology of Peking University, and the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, after archaeological work from 2020 to 2021, discovered for the first time a large rammed earth building site from the pre-Zhou period, as well as a site of an early Western Zhou city (inner city) and a large-scale late Western Zhou city site (outer city).
Xi'an Jiangcun Tomb: Corrected the errors in historical documents
Through nearly 20 years of unity and cooperation and dedicated cultivation, the field archaeological research work of The Great Tomb of Xi'an Jiangcun (Emperor Of Han) has made great achievements: it has corrected the mistakes in historical documents, determined the location of the Tomb of Emperor Wen of Han and its scale, layout and connotation, and combined the historical chain of the shape and evolution of the Western Han Emperor's Mausoleum, laying the foundation for the ancient Chinese imperial tomb system.
The physical elements, planning layout and rich connotation of Baling show the initial establishment of the state political system of the Western Han Empire with the exclusive respect of the emperor and the centralization of power, and reflect the evolution and determination of the political concept and governance ideology of the Western Han Empire.
A large number of precious cultural relics excavated from the Jiangcun Tomb (HanWen Emperor's Mausoleum) reflect the construction concept of "Mausoleum Ruoduyi" and "Imitation of the Western Han Empire in Reality", confirm the exchange, collision and integration of multi-ethnic cultures, and witness the historical development trend of Chinese civilization from "pluralism" to "integration".
2021 National Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries Shortlisted Final Evaluation Project List (In the Order of The Times)
1 Sichuan Daocheng Piluo Ruins
2 Ruins of Shicun Village, Xia County, Shanxi
3 Ruins of Zhangjiachuan, Gansu
4 Huangshan Ruins in Nanyang, Henan
5 Ruins of Jiming City in Lixian County, Hunan
6 Shi'ao Ruins in Yuyao, Zhejiang
7 Gangshang Ruins in Tengzhou, Shandong
8 Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui Ruins Sacrifice Area
9 Shaanxi Baoji Zhouyuan Ruins
10 High-grade mound tombs in Qujiangxi Zhou, Zhejiang
11 Shanxi Yuanqu North White Goose Cemetery
12 Jiangxi Zhangshu Guozishan Warring States Tomb
13 Hubei Yunmeng Zhengjiahu Cemetery
14 Jiangcun Tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi
15 Tuguhun royal tomb group in Wuwei Tang Dynasty, Gansu Province
16 Dangxiong Cemetery in Lhasa, Tibet
17 Xinjiang Yulikyak Kuduk Beacon Site
18 Hebei Zhengding Kaiyuan Temple South Ruins
19 Heilongjiang Acheng Jinshangjing Ruins
20 Anhui Fengyang Ming Zhongdu Ruins
Source: Shaanxi Release