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Today (18th), the "2021 Archaeological Forum of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences", sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and undertaken by the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other units, was held in Beijing. At the same time, the six field archaeological excavation projects that were finally selected for the new archaeological discoveries in China in 2021 were also announced.
After more than two months of repeated evaluation and selection, the six field archaeological projects that have highlighted the siege from more than 30 archaeological projects declared nationwide are: the Paleolithic Ruins of Pirao in Daocheng County, Sichuan, the Neolithic Ruins of Huangshan In Nanyang City, Henan, the Ruins of the Sanxingdui Shang Dynasty in Guanghan City, Sichuan, the Guozishan Warring States Tomb in Zhangshu City, Jiangxi, the Qinhan Cemetery of the Warring States of Zhengjiahun in Yunmeng County, Hubei Province, and the Tuguhun Royal Tomb Group of the Tang Dynasty in Wuwei City, Gansu Province. From the Paleolithic to the Tang Dynasty, the time span is as long as 130,000 years.
At the Paleolithic site of Pirro, stone products such as hand axes and thin-bladed axes excavated are the most typical, most exquisitely made, most mature technology and most complete combination of Ashleys in East Asia. The Neolithic ruins of Huangshan Mountain in Nanyang, which cover the Yangshao culture, Qujialing culture and Shijiahe culture, are a large-scale central settlement site with a time span of more than 2,000 years, supported by Dushan jade, stone and resources, and mainly based on jade and stone tool processing exchanges.
Bai Yunxiang, researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: What does this reveal? It is from six or seven thousand years ago to four or five thousand years ago, then our handicraft industry developed to the extent, especially jade and bone making. For example, if you say the (Jiangxi) Guozishan Cemetery, then they reflect the local culture of the Jiangnan region, the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and its connection with the civilization of the Central Plains.
Jiangxi Zhangshu City Guozishan Warring States Tomb, located in Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province, is the largest archaeological discovery of the Warring States tomb in Jiangxi Region, the tomb owner and the Yue royal family are closely related, for the exploration of the "Chinese civilization pluralism and integration" process in the region, providing direct archaeological evidence.
The Sanxingdui Shang Dynasty Site in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, which has been attracting much attention, has also been successfully selected. The newly discovered 6 "sacrifice pits" and bronze-topped kneeling figures, copper head kneeling portraits, copper "altars", ivory and other more than 2,000 precious cultural relics enrich the connotation and value of Sanxingdui culture, and prove that the ancient Shu civilization is an important part of Chinese civilization.
Hubei Yunmeng County Zhengjiahu Warring States Qin Han Cemetery, unearthed "China's first long Wen Yao" nearly 700 words, is a precious text to study the social history and thought of the Warring States Qin and Han period, rare tomb murals fill the gap in the material and type of Qin and Han paintings.
Bai Yunxiang, researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: It was in the process of unifying the Six Kingdoms of the Qin State, and it was a strategic place for the Qin State to go south to conquer Chu, and this discovery contained both the tombs of the Chu culture, that is, the tombs of the Chu people, and the cemeteries of the Qin people. So from this discovery, what do we confirm from one side? At that time this historical process, on one side, reflected a process of the formation of a multi-ethnic unified state.
The last item is the Tuguhun royal family tomb group of the Tang Dynasty in Wuwei, Gansu, including the three mausoleum areas of Yanghui Valley, Baiyang Mountain, and the Great Khan Mausoleum, which is mainly based on the culture of the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty, and has both Tuguhun, Tubo, grassland culture and other factors, which profoundly reveals the historical facts of Tuguhun and other ethnic groups, gradually integrated into Chinese civilization, and provides strong archaeological support for the study of casting a solid sense of the Chinese national community.
(CCTV reporter Tian Yunhua Yan Hong)