湖南湘潭县堆子岭新石器时代遗址

Neolithic Site at Duiziling,Xiangtan County,Human

The Duiziling site lies in the territory of the Shangwan community of Cangchang village, Jinshi township, Xiangtan county, Hunan province, and belongs to the Neolithic Age. Pottery accounts for the majority of the unearthed objects; stone and jade artifacts occur in a small number. The pottery is mainly of clay and sandy wares, often reddish-brown and partially red. It is chiefly decorated with stamped, appliqued and pierced patterns, as well as connected pearls and chequered bands. Typologically it includes principally tripods and also round-bottomed and ring-footed vessels, which fall into the ding tripod, fu cauldron, jar, dish, bowl, dou stemmed vessel, urn, vessel cover and stand, etc. Stratigraphic evidence and the formal features of the pottery show that the remains can be divided into two phases corresponding respectively to the early and middle-and-late stages of the Huachenggang type, Daxi culture. They can be named Duiziling culture on the basis of the specific characteristics of their cultural connotations.