Sitai Neolithic site in Shangyi, Hebei
Abstract
Neolithic remains at the Sitai site, uncovered from 2020 to 2022, are categorized into five groups. Notable findings include over 40 houses and a variety of artifacts made from pottery, stone, bone, and shell. Groups I and II’s remains reveal distinct cultural characteristics, identifying the early Neolithic Sitai culture. Group III provides evidence of domesticated agriculture dating back to around 7600 years ago, marking the inception of dryland farming in northern China. Group IV’s cultural elements align with the later stage of Phase II of the Yumin culture (Xinglong culture Phase II), restricting the Yumin culture’s southern extent. Lastly, Group V’s remains highlight significant exchanges with distant northern cultures, which is crucial for understanding the early Steppe Silk Road’s development.
Postscript
The original article 河北尚义县四台新石器时代遗址, prepared by Zhanhu Zhao 赵战护, Zhanqing Gong 龚湛清, Jun Li 李军, and Zhihai Zhang 张智海, was published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2023.7:14–28 with 43 figures and 10 notes. This English version, translated by Chao Zhao 赵潮, has removed the notes.
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- Paleolithic site of Xuetang Liangzi in Shiyan, Hubei
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- New archaeological discoveries
- Paleolithic site of Xuetang Liangzi in Shiyan, Hubei
- Sitai Neolithic site in Shangyi, Hebei
- Neolithic site of Nanzuo in Qingyang, Gansu
- Shang royal mausoleum area and its surroundings at Yinxu in Anyang, Henan
- Bronze Age site at Hebosuo in Kunming, Yunnan
- Xixia Suyukou porcelain kiln site in Helan, Ningxia
- Reports
- Dawenkou culture cemetery at the southern Gangshang site in Tengzhou, Shandong
- The excavation of the Tang tombs of Dai Zhou and his wife in Chang’an District, Xi’an
- Research
- The three grand cultural spheres of the Holocene Eurasian Continent
- Preliminary discussions on painted pottery in Neolithic China
- A comparative study on the jade drilling technology of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations and prehistoric China
- Seima-Turbino-type bronze spearheads from Xiawanggang in Xichuan and the implications for north-south cultural exchange
- “Export” of ninth- to tenth-century Chinese bronze mirrors: Shipwreck findings from the Java Sea
- Biological evolutionary insights into the origins of agriculture: Evidence from the origin of rice agriculture
