The mainland is known as the "State of Etiquette".
The word rite lasts for thousands of years
It is one of the important symbols of Chinese civilization
A few days ago, an important discovery in Henan Province, an important town for Xia culture research
It provides new materials for exploring the "Licheng Central Plains".
Yuzhuang ruins
It is located in Ye County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province
It is about 4,000 to 4,400 years old
Large entrenchment settlements
It covers an area of 1.25 million square meters
This is the largest area seen in the Central Plains so far
Ruins of the Yongsan period
2021
The ruins of Yuzhuang are listed
"Archaeological China Xia Culture Research" major project
As of now
90 tombs from the Yongsan period have been discovered
Among them, there are 18 large tombs
filled the Central Plains region
There is no gap in the high-level tombs of the Longshan period
According to the associate researcher of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
Wu Weihua, the person in charge of the excavation project, introduced
These large burials
The direction is consistent, the area is similar, and the layout is reasonable
And all of them are buried with a complete set of pottery ritual vessels
The combination and placement of utensils are fixed
It is worth mentioning
In the pottery ritual vessels that accompany the burial
Beans and goblets come in groups of 9, 7, and 5
It has a significant ceremonial color
or the source of the system of the later generations
Wu Weihua said
This is the earliest columner with a specific number
As an example of a status symbol for the owner of the tomb
It shows that the Central Plains ritual system has influenced later generations for thousands of years
It was formed in the middle and late Yongsan culture or the early summer
A series of new discoveries at the Yuzhuang site
In order to study the origin of the ritual system in the Central Plains
The process of social complexity and early Xia culture
Important physical information was provided
At present, the relevant archaeological excavation work is still in progress
How many more surprises will there be?