LINE

    Text:AAAPrint
    Culture

    Top 10 archaeological discoveries offer cultural food for thought

    1
    2020-05-06 09:12:24China Daily Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download

    Jade rings from Xiaonanshan site in Raohe county, Heilongjiang province. (Photo provided to CHINA DAILY)

    Experts hailed a number of milestones achieved by China's archaeologists last year, as the nation's Top 10 New Archaeological Discoveries of 2019 were unveiled on Tuesday.

    In the list, there is an implication that the "Out of Africa" hypothesis-which says that all ancestors of modern humans came from Africa-may need to be reexamined.

    At the Jiegedong Paleolithic cave site in Hanzhong, Shaanxi province, archaeologists found human remains and stone tools from 100,000 to 15,000 years ago, which were described as "world-class" by Chen Xingcan, head of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Archaeology.

    "Human activities were basically continuous in the area, according to the recovered materials. The findings provide key clues for further studies into the origin of modern humans in East Asia," Chen said.

    The earliest known evidence of the usage of jade artifacts in China, which can be dated back around 9,000 years, was found at Xiaonanshan in Raohe county, Heilongjiang province, where over 100 jade artifacts and related processing tools were unearthed.

    "That will reshape our understanding of Chinese jade," Chen said.

    On the site by the China-Russia border, where ancient human settlement took place from 17,000 years ago to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), there is also the earliest-known pottery in northern China, from about 14,000 years ago, he said.

    MorePhoto

    Most popular in 24h

    MoreTop news

    MoreVideo

    LINE
    Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
    Copyright ©1999-2020 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
    Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 新巴尔虎右旗| 绵竹市| 伊金霍洛旗| 龙门县| 高州市| 盐边县| 黄骅市| 瑞昌市| 蒲城县| 罗源县| 丹寨县| 文化| 淮北市| 阿拉善右旗| 玛纳斯县| 万荣县| 柳河县| 仪征市| 泰安市| 招远市| 海宁市| 葵青区| 易门县| 新乡市| 茌平县| 兰西县| 铁力市| 资中县| 云霄县| 吴旗县| 齐齐哈尔市| 台中市| 东辽县| 江津市| 永年县| 卫辉市| 稻城县| 隆林| 农安县| 双流县| 开远市|