2017 a good year for archaeology
By WANG KAIHAO | China Daily | Updated: 2018-04-11 07:23
Top 10 archaeological discoveries in China, 2017 (in chronological order)
1. Tongtiandong relics in Jeminay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region-Paleolithic, up to 45,000 years ago
2. Jiaojia relics in Jinan, Shandong province-Dawenkou culture, about 5,000 years ago
3. Yangguanzhai relics in Xi'an, Shaanxi province-Yangshao culture, about 5,000 years ago
4. Yaoheyuan relics in Pengyang, Ningxia Hui autonomous region-Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC)
5. Xinzheng ancient city relics of Han and Zheng states in Xinzheng, Henan province-Late Western Zhou Dynasty to Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
6. Yueyang city relics in Xi'an, Shaanxi province-Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
7. Eastern Han Dynasty emperors' tombs in Luoyang, Henan province-Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
8. Grand Shangqing Taoist Palace relics in Yingtan, Jiangxi province-Song (960-1279) to Ming (1368-1644) dynasties
9. Shrine relics on Changbai Mountain in Antu, Jilin province-Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
10. Battlefield relics in Meishan, Sichuan province-Late Ming Dynasty