Archaeology is the cause of our country's sustainable development. The excavation of some important cultural relics is also very helpful for our country's cultural research. Take a look at the top ten archaeological discoveries in 2016~
The top ten archaeological discoveries in 2016 will be announced in Beijing on April 12. Prior to this, the preliminary evaluation results of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in 2016 were published on March 9. It is reported that 213 votes were issued and 185 valid votes were received by the selection office. According to the voting results, the top 25 were shortlisted for the final evaluation. Among them, 179 votes were obtained for the first project, and 91 votes were obtained for the 25th project.
Archaeology 'big test' and 'Big Five' won
The shortlisted 25 archaeological discoveries come from 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. Shaanxi, Hunan, Shanxi, Xinjiang and Anhui were all shortlisted. Compared with previous years, the sites are more balanced in terms of region and age, and the types of sites are more diversified with the following highlights.
Achievements in Underwater Archaeology of the silver sinking site in Jiangkou, Sichuan Province
Appendix: the top ten archaeological discoveries of China in 2016 are shortlisted for the final evaluation project (in the order of time)
1。 Paleolithic sites of Chishan island and West Dongting Basin in Yuanjiang, Hunan Province
2。 Pigeon mountain site in Qingtongxia, Ningxia
3。 Nyamudi Paleolithic site in Tibet
4。 Niupodong cave site in Gui'an New District, Guizhou Province
5。 Banlashan cemetery in Chaoyang, Liaoning
6。 Settlement sites in pre Qin period of Chengdu Kunming railway expansion project (Liangshan border)
7。 Shijiahe site in Tianmen, Hubei Province
8。 Xingyi site in Tonghai, Yunnan
9。 The original celadon kiln site in kuzhaikeng, Yongchun, Fujian
10。 Jinrentai Goukou site, Nileke, Yili, Xinjiang
11。 Taijiasi site in Funan, Anhui Province
12。 Sandaohaizi site group in Qinghe, Xinjiang
13。 Ruins of the old city of Lu in Qufu, Shandong Province
14。 Wuguo copper casting site in Sunjia village, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province
15。 Sacrifice site of Qin and Han Dynasties in Yongshan blood pool, Fengxiang, Shaanxi Province
16。 Kunming pond water system of Han and Tang Dynasties in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
17。 Ancient city site of Lu County in Tongzhou of Han Dynasty in Beijing
18。 Cao Wei tomb in Xizhu village, Luoyang, Henan Province
19。 Sun Wu's tomb at tianzifen, Dangtu, Anhui Province
20。 Buddhist Pavilion site of Kaihua temple in Mengshan, Taiyuan, Shanxi
21。 Tang and Five Dynasties secret color porcelain kiln site in housi'ao, Shanglin lake, Cixi, Zhejiang Province
22。 Qinglong Town site in Qingpu, Shanghai
23。 Song Dynasty porcelain kilns in Guzhen, Hejin, Shanxi
24。 Royal tombs of Liao Dynasty in Kailu, Inner Mongolia
25。 Tongmuling mining and metallurgy site in Guiyang, Hunan Province