China News Service, Taiyuan, March 10 (Reporter Hu Jian) Shanxi officials selected important new archaeological discoveries in Shanxi in 2023 on the 10th. Six items were selected, including the Xia Dynasty ruins in Pinglu Liangzhuang in Yuncheng and the Jin, Yuan and Ming porcelain kiln sites in Chencun, Huozhou, Linfen.
From March 9th to 10th, the 21 shortlisted projects were reported one by one by the relevant person in charge.
These archaeological discoveries range from the Taosi ruins more than 4,000 years ago to the Ming Dynasty tombs more than 400 years ago.
The report meeting was jointly organized by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology, the School of Archeology and Museology of Shanxi University, and the Shanxi Institute of Archeology and Museology.
Aerial photos of the Liangzhuang ruins in Yuncheng.
(Provided by Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology)
After voting by a jury composed of experts, media, and scholars, the important new archaeological discoveries in Shanxi in 2023 were finally announced: Jincheng Qinshui Baliping Neolithic Site, Yuncheng Xiaxian Yuancun Neolithic to Xia-Shang Period Site, Yuncheng Pinglu Liangzhuang Xia Period Site The ruins include the Eastern Zhou Dynasty ruins at Wenxi Shangguo-Qiujiazhuang in Yuncheng, the Northern Wei Dynasty ruins at Tieniuli in Datong Pingcheng District, and the Jin, Yuan and Ming porcelain kiln sites in Chencun, Huozhou, Linfen.
Among them, the Jin, Yuan and Ming porcelain kiln sites in Chencun, Huozhou, Linfen have been shortlisted for the final evaluation of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in the country in 2023.
Experts believe that Huozhou Kiln’s distinctive porcelain-making achievements in various periods including the Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties not only made important contributions to the development history of Chinese ceramics, but also served as a material carrier and vivid interpretation of the process of diversity and integration of Chinese culture.
A Yuan Dynasty fine white porcelain goblet unearthed from the Jin, Yuan and Ming porcelain kiln sites in Chencun, Huozhou, Linfen.
(Provided by Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology)
In addition, the excavation of the Liangzhuang site in Yuncheng has provided key information and clues for exploring the cultural pattern of the Xia Dynasty in southern Shanxi, the relationship between southern Shanxi and western Henan during the Xia Dynasty, and in-depth research on the management and control of the southern Shanxi region by early dynasty states. It is a major discovery that fills a gap.
The large number of Buddhist clay statues unearthed from the Tieniuli site in Datong have added new physical data to the study of Buddhist art in Pingcheng, and are important discoveries in Buddhist archaeology.
Statues unearthed from the Tieniuli site in Datong.
(Provided by Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology)
Fan Wenqian, director of the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology, said that Shanxi, this ancient land, carries rich historical and cultural heritage and has unique archaeological resource endowments. important position in the history of civilization.
In recent years, the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology has signed strategic agreements with more than ten domestic universities and research institutes to jointly promote the development of Shanxi archeology in terms of talent training and scientific research projects.
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