Dawenkou culture cemetery at the southern Gangshang site in Tengzhou, Shandong
Abstract
A joint excavation led by the Shandong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the College of Liberal Arts of Shanghai University was conducted in the southern Gangshang site in Tengzhou between September 2020 and January 2021. This excavation revealed a cemetery with 16 vertical earthen pit tombs from the late Dawenkou period. The tombs, categorized as large, medium, or small, displayed significant hierarchical differences, variety of grave goods, and types of burial containers. These findings provide valuable insights into the social stratification, burial practices, funerary rites, and the evolution of ritual systems during the late Dawenkou period.
Postscript
The original article 山东滕州市岗上遗址南区大汶口文化墓地, prepared by Chao Zhu 朱超, Qiang Zhang 张强, Shuyu Fang 房书玉, and Wenbing Lü 吕文兵, was published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2023.5:62–81 with 35 figures and eight notes. This abbreviated English version, translated by Yuting Gao 高毓婷, has removed eight figures and the notes.
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