西吴壁遗址2022—2024年仰韶文化遗存发掘资料公布

Core Insights - The joint archaeological team, consisting of the National Museum of China, Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, and the Yuncheng Cultural Relics Protection Center, has discovered rich prehistoric and Xia, Shang, and Zhou period relics at the Xiwubi site from 2022 to 2024 [1][5] - The Xiwubi site is significant as it serves as a major transportation hub connecting the Jin South and Yu West geographical units, with an area of approximately 300,000 square meters, making it one of the largest regional centers of the same period in Jin South and even the Central Plains [5] Summary by Sections Archaeological Findings - The Xiwubi site has yielded various types of relics from the Yangshao culture, including degraded heavy-lipped pointed bottom bottles, trumpet-shaped bottles, round-bellied bowls, and other pottery types, which are consistent with the "Xiwang type" of the late Yangshao culture in the Yu West and Jin South regions [2] - The distribution of Yangshao cultural relics at the Xiwubi site has been updated through detailed investigations since 2018, confirming the range of relics extends to the east, south, and west to the gully, covering an area of no less than 300,000 square meters [1][5] Cultural Significance - The cultural characteristics of the late Yangshao relics at the Xiwubi site are found to be consistent with those previously discovered in the Yu West and Jin South regions, and they are closer to the contemporaneous relics found in the Yuanqu Basin [5] - These findings fill a significant academic gap and provide essential material for further research into the cultural landscape of the Yangshao culture in the Jin South and Central Plains, as well as the decline of the Yangshao culture during the Xiwang type phase influenced by environmental changes [5]