A cleverly conceived Neolithic chicken-shaped clay pot
It is not only a masterpiece of art showing the primitive social style, but also the most representative pottery of the Neolithic Age in Yunnan.
A Warring States Bull and Tiger Bronze Case with a Cool Gloss
It not only has the grandeur of the Central Plains, but also has strong folk characteristics.
A set of majestic chimes of the king of Dian in the Western Han Dynasty
It not only shows the magnificence of the Dian Kingdom, but also illustrates the far-reaching influence of the ritual and music system in the Central Plains on the Dian Kingdom.
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Here are the earliest Homo erectus
When you think of the earliest humans, the first person you might think of is the Yuanmou Man in Yunnan, who appeared in textbooks.
Yuanmou Man is one of the four early representatives of Homo erectus in Eurasia around 1.7 million years ago, and also one of the first representatives of early humans who left Africa and reached Eurasia.
Yuanmou Basin is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province. In 1965, the Yuanmou Human tooth fossils were discovered in the Quaternary geological and neotectonic movement survey in the Yuanmou Basin.
Later archaeological excavations of the Yuanmou people site unearthed 6 stone tools.
In 1976, according to the results of the ancient geomagnetic method, the age of Yuanmou people was about 1.7 million years ago, and the age was the early Pleistocene.
The Yuanmou ape-man site was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit in 1982.
Here are the "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China in 2015"
The cultural relics unearthed from the Haimenkou site belong to the culture of the combined use of copper and stone. The discovery of this site reflects the social outlook of the last stage of primitive society in Yunnan. At that time, Yunnan had just entered the gate of class society, and the Central Plains of my country was in the late Yin and Shang Dynasties.
The Haimenkou site is the earliest birthplace of Yunnan's copper and stone combination culture, marking the beginning of metal utilization in Yunnan.
The Haimenkou site is located in the south of the outlet of Jianhu Lake, northwest of Haimenkou Village, Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
The site is the largest settlement of waterfront wooden truss-style buildings found in China. Its cultural accumulation is clear and rich in relics. The age ranges from the late Neolithic to the Bronze Age. It is used to establish the sequence of prehistoric cultures in western Yunnan and improve the southwestern region of China. The cultural pedigree has laid a solid foundation.
At the same time, archaeological remains are also found in northeastern Yunnan (Zhaotong and northwestern Guizhou) and the lake basin in central Yunnan. It is the earliest bronze culture of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
The site was selected into the "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China in 2015".
There is a splendid bronze culture here
From the Neolithic Age to the early Bronze Age, it is a key period to explore the origin of Yunnan civilization. The bronze culture in Yunnan is brilliant. In its heyday, there were many bronze wares with ingenious ideas and exquisite shapes, such as the Warring States period, the bronze case of cattle and tigers, the three-branched figurine lamp, and the mandarin duck-shaped bronze town. Etc., Yunnan bronze culture developed especially from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty, and the bronze civilization represented by the ancient Dian Kingdom appeared.
The ancient Dian Kingdom, located in the area centered on Dianchi Lake, was first recorded in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian. Biography of Southwest Yi".
The bronze culture represented by the "Dian culture" is the bronze civilization with the highest degree of development and the most representative cultural characteristics in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
Yuanmou Dadunzi Site is located on a riverside platform on the north bank of Zhanger Village, a tributary of the Longchuan River, 4.5 kilometers west of Yuanmou County. It is a well-preserved site of cultural accumulation in the Yuanmou Basin.
With the excavation of the site, the Neolithic culture in Yunnan began to enter people's field of vision with a unique appearance, which is of symbolic significance for the study of archaeological culture in Yunnan.
Here are the "Hundred Years of Archaeological Discoveries"
The discovery and excavation of Shizhai Mountain in Jinning was the first formal field archaeological work carried out after the founding of New China. A number of bronze cultural relics with local characteristics were discovered at the site, especially the unearthed golden seal of the King of Dian in Tomb No. 6. Physical evidence was found in the relevant records in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian. Biography of the Southwest Yi".
On October 18, 2021, the ancient tombs of Shizhaishan Mountain in Jinning have great scientific value and significance due to "solving major academic problems and achieving new breakthroughs in major academic research fields such as the formation and development of a unified multi-ethnic state. It has had a major impact at home and abroad, and has an important position and role in the history of Chinese archaeology.
It is another "hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred-hundred-year-old archaeological discovery" after the "20th Century China Hundred Archaeological Discoveries".
The discovery of this cultural relic once again confirmed the real existence of the ancient Dian Kingdom
The Hebosuo site is located in Hebosuo Village, Shangsuan Town, Jinning District, Kunming City. It is only 700 meters north of the Shizhaishan cemetery where the "Seal of the King of Dian" was unearthed.
Through archaeological investigation, exploration and excavation, it is shown that the Hebosuo site group is very likely to be the capital of the ancient Dian Kingdom and the county seat of Yizhou County.
The discovery of seals including "Dian Kingdom Xiangyin", the discovery of "Dian Kingdom Xiangyin" seals not only confirmed the real existence of the ancient Dian Kingdom, but also made up for the establishment of Yizhou County, Ci The seal of the King of Dian, the lack of records of effective administrative jurisdiction over the ancient Dian Kingdom.
It is a symbol of the effective administration and state governance of the ancient Dian Kingdom and its surrounding areas by the central government of the Han Dynasty, and a historical testimony of the Chinese nation's transition from "diversity" to "oneness".
There are bull-tiger copper cases and copper peacock lamps here.
Jiangchuan Lijiashan Cemetery is located in the northwest corner of Xingyun Lake, about 12 kilometers north of Jiangchuan County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, and only 40 kilometers away from the cemetery of King Dian in Shizhai Mountain, Jinning.
Two archaeological excavations were carried out in the cemetery in 1972 and 1991 respectively, and the second excavation was selected as one of the "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China in 1992".
The excavation of the cemetery provides important materials for uncovering the mystery of Yunnan bronze civilization, and for researching and restoring the history and culture of Yunnan's Bronze Age. regional impact.
The ox and tiger bronze case unearthed from the Lijia cemetery in Jiangchuan is a bronze ware from the Warring States Period. The ox and tiger case was used to put sacrificed cattle and was the most important sacrifice in ancient sacrifices.
This bronze case is dominated by a sturdy ox with flying horns and a small tiger at the tail. The tiger bites the ox's tail tightly and stares at the table. Under the ox stands a leisurely and contented calf. , as if ignoring the danger outside, implying that the ox protects the calf well and wants to sacrifice himself to protect the calf.
From the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, Yunnan entered the Iron Age.
The underground remains of this period are the most representative of the vertical pit tombs with a large number of unsealed mounds. The changes of the funerary objects in the tombs reflect the historical process of the local culture gradually integrating into the Han culture.
The Gejiu Heimajing cemetery is located in the southeast of Kafang Town, Gejiu City, Yunnan Province. The cemetery has been excavated by archaeology. Judging from the unearthed artifacts, it is very closely related to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions and (including northern Vietnam), indicating that before Han Wudi opened the Southwest Yi The Red River Basin in the southeastern part of Yunnan has been integrated into the Han cultural circle. In the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, there was already a bronze civilization in Yunnan that was different from the Dianchi Lake area and had a quite developed culture.
Here is the historical testimony of Nanzhao's unification of Yunnan
The ruins of Taihe City are located in Taihe Village, Xiaguan Town, Dali City, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It was the first capital established after the Nanzhao local government in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty unified the surrounding Erhai Lake (as the capital from 739 to 779 AD), and it was also the unification of Nanzhao. The historical witness of the whole Yunnan.
In 1961, it was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
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