Xinzhai

Xinzhai
新砦遗址
Shown within China
Location Xinmi, Zhengzhou
Region Henan, China
Coordinates 34°26′30″N 113°32′30″E / 34.441667°N 113.541667°E / 34.441667; 113.541667
Part of Bronze Age China
History
Founded c. 1870 – c. 1720 BC
Periods Xia dynasty

Xinzhai (Chinese: 新砦遗址; pinyin: Xīnzhài yízhǐ) is an early Bronze Age archaeological site that was found 1979 in Henan, China.[1][2] It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Xinmi, Zhengzhou.[1]

The culture in Xinzhai exists during the Xia dynasty and is dated from about 1870 BC to 1720 BC.[3] The founding at Xinzhai is a cultural link between the older Longshan culture and the younger Erlitou culture, and the excavations at Xinzhai shows traces of the two adjacent cultures.[2] The city Xinzhai is believed to has been founded by king Qi of Xia, and was the capital of the Xia dynasty until Qi's descendant Shao Kang took control of the dynasty.[4]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Excavation report on Xinzhai Site in 1999 and 2000 in Xinmi". The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Establishing and Refining the Archaeological Chronologies of Xinzhai, Erlitou and Erligang Cultures" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Liu / Chen (2012). "Formation of Early States in the Central Plain". The Archaeology of China: From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0521643108.
  4. ↑ "Carbon dating confirms age of 3,800-year-old pottery bird statue". The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS). Retrieved 17 July 2017.

Printed References

  • Liu, Li; Chen, Xingcan (30 April 2012). The Archaeology of China: From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-64310-8.

Coordinates: 34°26′30″N 113°32′30″E / 34.44167°N 113.54167°E / 34.44167; 113.54167

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