China unveils top archaeological discoveries of 2024(1/6)

Archaeological site of the Dadong paleolithic site in Helong City, northeast China's Jilin Province. This site is the largest and most culturally rich Upper Paleolithic discovery in northeast Asia, renowned for providing the region's clearest and oldest cultural sequences. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Six significant archaeological sites in China were named the top new discoveries in 2024, announced Wednesday at an annual forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Archaeological site of the Xiatang neolithic site in Xianju County, east China's Zhejiang Province. This site is crucial evidence of China's 10,000-year cultural history, providing new material for the study of regional cultural evolution and the history of rice farming. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Relics are unearthed from the Siwa site in Gansu Province, which features a Majiayao culture settlement dating back about 5,000 years. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Archaeological site of the Zhouyuan site in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, known for its large rammed-earth structures from the pre-Zhou Dynasty period (1046-771 BC). (Photo provided to China News Service)

Archaeological site of the Wuwangdun Tomb in Huainan City, central China's Anhui Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Archaeological site of the Jingdezhen ceramic industry sites in Jingdezhen, central China's Jiangxi Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)