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Country: China Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Anyang
Latitude: 36.100000N  Longitude: 114.333333E
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Ancient Settlement in China. Anyang is a prefecture-level city in Henan province. Xiaonanhai, on the far western edge of the city, was home to prehistoric cavemen during the Stone Age.

Over 7,000 artifacts (including stone tools and animal bone fossils) have been unearthed here representing what has been dubbed the Xiaonanhai culture.

Around 2000 BC the legendary sage-kings Zhuanxu and Emperor Ku are said to have established their capitals in the area around Anyang from where they ruled their kingdom. Their mausoleums are today situated in Sanyang village south of Neihuang County.

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Note: Human sacrifices discovered at torched Shang Dynasty city Huanbei
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Human sacrifices discovered at torched Shang Dynasty city Huanbei by Andy B on Saturday, 03 July 2010
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A team of researchers excavating a 3,300 year old Shang Dynasty palace-temple complex at the ancient city of Huanbei have discovered that it was burned down after only 50 years of use by the city’s own rulers.

The complex was stripped of all its goods before being destroyed, but a large number of human sacrifices were left behind, with 40 discovered in one building alone.

Professor Zhichun Jing, of the University of British Columbia, has been working with colleagues in China to excavate and study Huanbei, which is a large site, slightly bigger than New York’s Central Park. The palace-temple complex was at the centre of Huanbei, and would have had a population of at least 10,000 people.

Jing explains that the city was planned in accordance with Shang cosmology, with all buildings oriented at 13 degrees east. This is seen at other Shang sites, and researchers are hoping to decipher the meaning of this orientation. The complex itself, which would have served as both a temple and palace, contains at least sixty buildings. In the largest of these (the largest Bronze Age building ever found in China), a number of sacrificial pits have been discovered containing several skeletons.

A layer of red burnt earth covers the buildings, and the team have concluded that the whole city was destroyed by a single fire. The lack of bodies or other evidence of a battle suggests that the city may have been torched by its own rulers rather than invaders – a theory supported by the fact that few examples of pottery, gems or jewellery were found at the site. Jing suggests that the inhabitants took everything with them before setting the city alight. The whole city was abandoned, and another city, Yinxu, was founded on the other side of the river.

More, with a photo in The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/human-sacrifices-discovered-at-torched-shang-dynasty-city-huanbei-1975492.html
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    Re: Artifacts discovered at torched Shang Dynasty city Huanbei by Anonymous on Tuesday, 03 March 2020
    But what else did they find in Anyang?
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Rare emerald pearl inserted in Cao Cao's mouth found by coldrum on Saturday, 19 June 2010
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Rare emerald pearl inserted in Cao Cao's mouth found

Archaeologists have found an emerald pearl in Cao Cao's tomb with an estimated value of more than 10 million yuan, according to Chengdu Business.

The first 100-square-meters chamber of Cao Cao's tomb has been ransacked by thieves many times, but archaeologists still unearthed nearly 300 complete artifacts from it. Of those, the most special and valuable is the emerald pearl. According to an expert on collection, the pearl could be the only one in the world and nobody has ever seen it except in history books.

In addition, they also found a complete iron sword at the tomb passage. Archaeologists said they have found iron swords before, but none of those was as complete as this one.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/90873/7023898.html
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Ancient tomb of general Cao Cao is genuine, experts sayy by Andy B on Friday, 01 January 2010
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One day after the announcement of the excavation of the tomb of Cao Cao, the ruler of the Kingdom of Wei from 208 to 220 in China, rumors regarding its authenticity started to float. But experts insist the tomb is authentic.

Pan Weibin, leader of the archaeological team, said the most powerful piece of evidence is the tomb complex.
"They all carry the inscription 'The Invincible King of Wei', which is Cao's temple name. It shows they use to be his belongings," he told Chinese media.

In addition, he said historical chronicle says Cao died at 66, while the remains found in the tomb belongs to a male around 60; Pan calls it a "perfect match." Bones of two females, aged around 50 and 20 respectively, were also found in the same tomb.

He added the identity of the tomb owner has been verified by various archaeologists, all of whom have agreed he should be Cao Cao, a brutal dictator and a renowned poet in ancient China.

The 1,800-year-old tomb, located in Anyang, Henan Province, is about 100 square meters, including two living rooms and two bedrooms, experts say.

The tomb had been a target for dozens of tomb robbers for more than a century. But still, archeologists found more than 200 precious relics, including iron swords. jewelries and stone tablets.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/284640
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AnYang: Bronze Age Capital in China by Andy B on Monday, 28 December 2009
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The modern city of AnYang, China, lies in the northern province of Henan. For centuries, its secret past lay hidden beneath the city streets, but in 1899, hundreds of oracle bones, ornately carved tortoise shells and ox scapulas, were found, according to legend, by a doctor in search of "dragon bones" for an ill city administrator. Full scale excavations at AnYang began in 1928, and what has been revealed in the following decades is a major capital city of the Shang Dynasty (1554 B.C. to 1045 B.C.).

AnYang was the last capital of the Shang Dynasty, and easily the most important Bronze Age site in east Asia. Since 1928, Chinese archaeologists have unearthed extensive architectural foundations, tombs, chariots, thousands of bronze vessels, almost uncountable ceramics, and about 150,000 oracle bones. The oracle bones attest to a rich written language, primarily used for divination. The occupation at AnYang includes the remains of over 50 stamp-earth foundations of temples and palaces, the largest of which measures some 230 x 130 ft. Residential and workshop areas within the city contain evidence of carving, particularly of jade; bronze casting; pottery making; and bone working. This was a sophisticated Bronze Age culture, driven by millet agriculture.

The AnYang Project
George "Rip" Rapp Jr. was kind enough to share information concerning his investigations at AnYang, part of a cooperative project between the now-defunct Archaeometry Lab of the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. This project, begun in 1997 and funded by the National Science Foundation, The Luce Foundation, and the Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation, involved extensive archaeological survey, including the use of core drilling, excavation, geoarchaeology, and various specialized studies in palynology, paleoethnobotany, paleopathology, DNA, and ceramic petrography. The AnYang project had a strong focus on interdisciplinary approaches to the study of human societies and landscapes during the prehistoric and early historic periods in the AnYang region; it involves both intensive and extensive archaeological survey, geoarchaeology, and various specialized studies in archaeological sciences.

Three seasons of field work were undertaken at AnYang (two in 1997, one in 1998). The fieldwork relocated many sites discovered in the 1960's and discovered dozens of new sites. Intensive survey in the spring of 1998 led to the discovery of the Huayuanzhuang site north of the Huan River. It measures up to 150 hectares in size, and is dated to the middle Shang, immediately before Yinxu--the late Shang capital, 2 miles south. This site may have been a political center during the period of middle Shang, possibly a capital city. In the spring they focused on survey methods and understanding the stratigraphy in the very large area of AnYang--indeed it may be the world's largest Bronze Age site. The 1998 fall season fell in October/November with an international symposium in late October 75th anniversary of the first scientific excavation in AnYang.

Source: About.com Archaeology
http://archaeology.about.com/cs/bronzeage/a/anyang.htm
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China discovers tomb of famed general Cao Cao by Andy B on Monday, 28 December 2009
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Archaeologists have discovered a sprawling tomb complex near the ancient city of Anyang, in Henan Province. After consulting historical documents and comparing other cultural relics, they say the tomb most likely belonged to Cao Cao, a prominent figure during ancient China's Three Kingdoms period more than 2,000 years ago.

The elaborate tomb covers 800 square meters, with a 38-meter passage leading to an underground chamber.

Archaeologists say the site had been repeatedly robbed over the centuries. However, inscriptions on surviving iron and stone artifacts suggest that the tomb's occupant was high-ranking.

Pan Wenbin, Archaeologist, said, "We have found one tapering jade tablet, which is an indicator of a tomb's level. Only emperors' tombs contain such burial articles. Inscriptions on the tablet also suggests its owner could be Cao Cao.

More, with photos and video at CCTV
http://english.cctv.com/program/cctvnews/20091227/102780.shtml

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