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Other ArchaeologyCountry: China CASS Archeological Forum - China's New Archeological Discoveries in 2004 was held in Beijing on Tuesday. Seven workshops were held during the meeting, which elected six major archeological discoveries in 2004. The six discoveries are (in chronological order):Residential site of ancient forefathers in north China - Beifudi prehistoric site in Yixian county of Hebei province. The residential site, sacrificial site and pottery masks excavated during the discovery are of significant academic value in shedding light on early Neolithic culture in north China.
A paradise for oriental civilization - Liangzhu cultural site and burial ground at Zhuangqiaofen of Pinghu city, Zhejiang. The four burial areas discovered are of different characteristic, densely distributed and chronologically close. They are of important academic significance for studying the settlement pattern during the Liangzhu culture period.
The forerunner of ancient Chinese capitals - Erlitou site in Yanshi city of Henan province. The discovery basically described the scope, structure and time of the city walls and roads of the First Capital of China. It also found important relics such as wheel tracks, large rammed earth bases, rammed earth walls and turquoise-making workshops.
A large storehouse of the Han empire - Changqing Western Han storage site in Fengxiang county of Shaanxi province. The construction base site belongs to the Western Han period, which might be used as a Mega Stone Storehouse then. It is thought to have multiple uses such as storage, transport and garrison etc. Its structure is preserved intact.
Imperial garden of the thriving Tang Dynasty - the Taiye Pool site of the Daming Palace of Tang's Chang'an in Xi'an. A series of excavations were made on the west bank, north bank, south bank and in-pool islets of the Taiye Pool, which produced a raft of important results. It furnishes extremely important substantial materials to research on China's ancient capitals, ancient gardens construction history and comparative studies of China and foreign gardens.
Reproduction of glorious porcelain capital - the porcelain kiln site of Ming and Qing dynasties in Jingdezhen of Jiangxi province. A group of kiln sites of Ming royal porcelain workshops were excavated and a great deal of broken porcelain that failed to be selected for royal use were found, which are of great significance.
Source: People's Daily Online
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