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China presents 10 best archaeological discoveries of 2022
China's National Administration of Cultural Heritage has announced the Top 10 New Archaeological Discoveries of 2022. The annual list, first compiled in 1990, has been recognized as one of the most important awards given to archaeological projects in China, as reported by China Daily, a partner of TV BRICS.
The top 10 projects of 2022 were selected from 22 finalists by a vote of a 21-member judging panel of the country's leading scientists. Nearly 1,700 archaeological digs were conducted across the country last year.
1. Location: Xuetangliangzi site, Shiyan, Hubei province, from about 1 million years ago
The fossilised skull of a 1-million-year-old archaic man is the best-preserved fossil of its kind ever found in the interior of the Eurasian continent. The find has provided key clues to the study of human evolution.
Results provide new perspectives for studying the origins of agriculture in East Asia.
3. Bicun site, Xingxian county, Shanxi province, from 2200 BC to 1700 BC.
The ruins of this prehistoric town show the characteristics of military fortifications and provide crucial insights into the intermingling of different cultures. It was a regional centre of its time.
4. The crisscrossing road network of Erlitou site, Luoyang, Henan province, from 18th to 16th century BC.
The meticulously designed urban layout of the capital city laid the most important foundations for national systems and civilisations in later periods.
5. The royal mausoleum site of Yinxu Ruins, Anyang, Henan province, from the late period of the Shang Dynasty (c.16th to 11th century BC)
New finds at Yinxu have changed previous ideas about the layout of the royal mausoleum and the grand picture of Shang history.
6. Location: Xitou site, Xunyi county, Shaanxi province, from Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century to 771 BC)
Newly discovered city ruins, the site of copper smelting and burial sites were key sources to help decipher the origin and early development of the Zhou civilization.
7. The grave complex of Dasongshan site, Gui'an New Area, Guizhou province, lasting from Western Jin Dynasty (265-317) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
The long chain of burial sites has become a benchmark for archaeological research in the region and has opened a panorama of daily life of different ethnic groups in Southwest China.
8. Ruins of Guchengcun Temple in Hunchun, Jilin province, 5th century
The new finds have greatly contributed to the study of the Buddhist cultures of the two states of Gaogouli (Goguryeo) and Bohai (Balhae).
9. Zhouqiao bridge site and Bianhe canal ruins, Kaifeng, Henan province, from Northern Song period (960-1127)
The new finds threw light on research into the urban history of the Northern Song capital and the Grand Canal section of the city, and were a demonstration of the cultural peak of Chinese civilisation.
10. Ruins site of the ancient port of Shuomen, Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, Song Dynasty (960-1279) - Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
This site reveals the history of the thriving port during its period and is one of the most important discoveries of ancient ports ever made in the country.
Photo: China Daily
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