The State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China announced the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China in 2021 in Beijing on March 31.
The ten major projects with a time span of 130,000 years provide scientific basis and physical evidence for the study of the origin and evolution of human beings and the origin, formation and development of Chinese civilization.
In order of time, the top ten new archaeological discoveries are: Sichuan Daocheng Piluo Site, Henan Nanyang Huangshan Site, Hunan Lixian Jijiacheng Site, Shandong Tengzhou Gangshang Site, Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui Site Sacrificial Area, Hubei Yunmeng Site Zhengjiahu Cemetery, Shaanxi Xi'an Jiangcun Tomb, Gansu Wuwei Tang Dynasty Tuyuhun Royal Tomb Group, Xinjiang Yuli Keyak Kuduke Beacon Ruins, Anhui Fengyang Ming Zhongdu Ruins.
The Sanxingdui site in Sichuan, known as "Awakening the World Again", has unearthed more than 12,000 numbered cultural relics from the 6 "sacrificial pits" newly excavated this time, and more than 450 complete ivory pieces have been extracted. Bronze-topped statues of kneeling figures, etc.
Chen Xingcan, director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that the newly discovered relics and cultural relics have further enriched the cultural connotation of the Sanxingdui site, and further demonstrated and explained the basic understanding that "the ancient Shu civilization is an important part of Chinese civilization".
Responsible editor: [Cheng Chunyu]