In 2002- 2003, the First Inner Mongolian Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, carried out two seasons of excavation on the Xinglonggou site. The work resulted in the confirmation of the first locality as a large-sized settl...In 2002- 2003, the First Inner Mongolian Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, carried out two seasons of excavation on the Xinglonggou site. The work resulted in the confirmation of the first locality as a large-sized settlement of the middle Xinglongwa culture (8000-7500 BP). The significant findings in dwelling form, settlement layout, burial custom, primitive religion, economic formation and environmental archaeology represent a new type in the Xinglongwa culture. The second locality is left over from a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Hongshan culture (5500-5000 BP). Its discovery made up the gap of late Hongshan Culture sites in the prehistoric data. The third locality remains of a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Lower Xiajiadian culture (4000-3500BP), which offers new material for studying the civilizing course and early state form of the West Liaohe River valley. The excavation of the Xinglonggou site will forcefully promote the deep-going study of prehistoric archaeological cultures in Northeast China and exert active influence upon the research on Sino-Japanese cultural relations in prehistoric times.展开更多
The Tuanjie site lies on a stretch of flat land about 150m east of Tuanjie village, Haketownship, Hailar city, Hulun Buir league, Inner Mongolia, 20km east of Hailar city proper, and 2kinsouth of the Hailar River. It ...The Tuanjie site lies on a stretch of flat land about 150m east of Tuanjie village, Haketownship, Hailar city, Hulun Buir league, Inner Mongolia, 20km east of Hailar city proper, and 2kinsouth of the Hailar River. It was surveyed in October, 1999, by the Inner Mongolian ArchaeologicalTeam, IA, CASS, in cooperation with the Hulun Buir League Nationality Museum, which resulted in thecollection of more than 170 stone, jade, pottery, bone and tooth objects. The stone tools are the most,numbering 151, largely made by pressure flaking and partly by chipping and polishing. The stone arrowheads and blades are neatly shaped and exquisitely retouched, representing the highest level of themicrolith-making technology in the Hulun Buir steppe. The jades total 7, belong to the types of axe,adze, bi disc, ring, bead, etc., and form the group largest in number among the Neolithic jade localitiesknown so far in the Hulun Buir steppe. The pottery vessels are mainly jars and bo bowls made by buildingclay rings and mostly decorated with various designs on the surface. The painted ware bears black-on-redpatterns with triangles and narrow zigzags as the main motifs. This is the first time that Neolithic paintedpottery has been discovered in the Hulun Buir steppe, and the site is the northmost among the localities ofNeolithic painted pottery recorded so far in China. A comparative study with related remains such as theAng' angxi, Xishuiquan and Xiduanliangshan sites shows that the Tuanjie site dates from about 6000-5500BP. Thus the discovery makes up the gap of that period in the archaeological study of the Hulun Buirsteppe.展开更多
In 2001, a full-coverage field survey was carried out to explore sites of the Xinglongwa, Zhaobaogou, Hongshan and Xiaoheyan cultures in the lower Banghe River and the upper Laohushan River valleys in Aohan Banner, In...In 2001, a full-coverage field survey was carried out to explore sites of the Xinglongwa, Zhaobaogou, Hongshan and Xiaoheyan cultures in the lower Banghe River and the upper Laohushan River valleys in Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia. The aim of the project was, in the perspective of settlernent archaeology, to inquire into the development of social complexity in the two valleys. The data from the lower Banghe River valley show a sharp increase of settlements both in size and in number in the middle Hongshan period. Twenty-three Hongshan sites with a total area of 75.4 ha were found. Moreover, their variety in grade suggests considerable social complexity. In the upper Laohushan River valley, almost no residential sites were recorded except for seven sacrificial sites. This, following the discovery of the Niuheliang ritual complex, again demonstrates the existence of exclusive sacred places separated from everyday secular life.展开更多
文摘In 2002- 2003, the First Inner Mongolian Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, carried out two seasons of excavation on the Xinglonggou site. The work resulted in the confirmation of the first locality as a large-sized settlement of the middle Xinglongwa culture (8000-7500 BP). The significant findings in dwelling form, settlement layout, burial custom, primitive religion, economic formation and environmental archaeology represent a new type in the Xinglongwa culture. The second locality is left over from a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Hongshan culture (5500-5000 BP). Its discovery made up the gap of late Hongshan Culture sites in the prehistoric data. The third locality remains of a small-sized ditch-surrounded settlement of the Lower Xiajiadian culture (4000-3500BP), which offers new material for studying the civilizing course and early state form of the West Liaohe River valley. The excavation of the Xinglonggou site will forcefully promote the deep-going study of prehistoric archaeological cultures in Northeast China and exert active influence upon the research on Sino-Japanese cultural relations in prehistoric times.
文摘The Tuanjie site lies on a stretch of flat land about 150m east of Tuanjie village, Haketownship, Hailar city, Hulun Buir league, Inner Mongolia, 20km east of Hailar city proper, and 2kinsouth of the Hailar River. It was surveyed in October, 1999, by the Inner Mongolian ArchaeologicalTeam, IA, CASS, in cooperation with the Hulun Buir League Nationality Museum, which resulted in thecollection of more than 170 stone, jade, pottery, bone and tooth objects. The stone tools are the most,numbering 151, largely made by pressure flaking and partly by chipping and polishing. The stone arrowheads and blades are neatly shaped and exquisitely retouched, representing the highest level of themicrolith-making technology in the Hulun Buir steppe. The jades total 7, belong to the types of axe,adze, bi disc, ring, bead, etc., and form the group largest in number among the Neolithic jade localitiesknown so far in the Hulun Buir steppe. The pottery vessels are mainly jars and bo bowls made by buildingclay rings and mostly decorated with various designs on the surface. The painted ware bears black-on-redpatterns with triangles and narrow zigzags as the main motifs. This is the first time that Neolithic paintedpottery has been discovered in the Hulun Buir steppe, and the site is the northmost among the localities ofNeolithic painted pottery recorded so far in China. A comparative study with related remains such as theAng' angxi, Xishuiquan and Xiduanliangshan sites shows that the Tuanjie site dates from about 6000-5500BP. Thus the discovery makes up the gap of that period in the archaeological study of the Hulun Buirsteppe.
文摘In 2001, a full-coverage field survey was carried out to explore sites of the Xinglongwa, Zhaobaogou, Hongshan and Xiaoheyan cultures in the lower Banghe River and the upper Laohushan River valleys in Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia. The aim of the project was, in the perspective of settlernent archaeology, to inquire into the development of social complexity in the two valleys. The data from the lower Banghe River valley show a sharp increase of settlements both in size and in number in the middle Hongshan period. Twenty-three Hongshan sites with a total area of 75.4 ha were found. Moreover, their variety in grade suggests considerable social complexity. In the upper Laohushan River valley, almost no residential sites were recorded except for seven sacrificial sites. This, following the discovery of the Niuheliang ritual complex, again demonstrates the existence of exclusive sacred places separated from everyday secular life.
