Xinzhai

Archaeological site in Henan, China

34°26′30″N 113°32′30″E / 34.441667°N 113.541667°E / 34.441667; 113.541667Part ofBronze Age ChinaHistoryFoundedc. 1870 – c. 1720 BCPeriodsXia dynasty

Xinzhai (Chinese: 新砦; pinyin: Xīnzhài) 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 existed during the Xia dynasty and is dated from about 1870 BC to 1720 BC.^[3] The most prominent finding at Xinzhai is a cultural link between the older Longshan culture and the younger Erlitou culture, and the excavations at Xinzhai show 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]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Excavation report on Xinzhai Site in 1999 and 2000 in Xinmi". Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Establishing and Refining the Archaeological Chronologies of Xinzhai, Erlitou and Erligang Cultures" (PDF). Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Carbon dating confirms age of 3,800-year-old pottery bird statue". 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.

Prehistoric cultures of China

Northeastern China