Large-scale late Neolithic Age site found in south China, from approximately more than four thousand years ago.
An archaeological dig in Guangzhou, southern China, has uncovered significant Late Neolithic artifacts, dating from approximately 4,600 to 4,300 years ago, according to the municipal cultural relics and archaeology institute on Friday.
The Gancaoling site, situated in Huangpu District, has revealed a cluster of ruins from the Late Neolithic Age. Recent excavation efforts have uncovered 143 tombs, 140 ash pits or cellars, 125 column holes, and 341 relics, including pottery and jade decorations.
These discoveries make Gancaoling the Late Neolithic site with the largest number of tombs found in the Guangdong region, featuring a diverse array of complex and valuable artifacts, according to Zhang Qianglu, the head of the institute.
Since 2017, the institute has been conducting excavations and research at the site. Zhang noted that these findings are crucial for understanding the archaeological cultural continuity from the Late Neolithic period to the early Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD) in Guangzhou and the broader Pearl River Delta region.
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