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UPDATED: December 20, 2006 NO.31 AUG. 3, 2006
The 10 Most Significant Archaeological Discoveries of 2005 in China
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1. Xiaohuangshan Site in Shengzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Period: New Stone Age (about 8,000 -9,000 years ago)

2. Gaomiao Temple Site in Hongjiang in central China's Hunan Province. Period: New Stone Age

3. Zhongshui Site in Weining, south China's Guizhou Province. Period: between the Shang and Zhou dynasties (around 1600-256 B.C.)

4. Hebi Liuzhuang Site in Henan Province. Period: New Stone Age

5. Kiln Groups of the Shang Dynasty at Mao'ernong mountain, Pucheng City, Fujian Province. Period: Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.)

6. Western Zhou Dynasty Tomb in Hengshui, Jiang County, Shanxi Province. Period: Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.)

7.Western and Eastern Zhou site in Liangdai Village, Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province. Period: Western Zhou Dynasty

8. Earth Mound Tomb Group of the Zhou Dynasty in Jurong and Jintan in Jiangsu Province. Period: Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties (770 B.C.-256 B.C.)

9. Settlement Site of the Han Dynasty in Neihuangzhuang in Henan Province. Period: Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.)

10. Mural Grave of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Shaling, Datong, Shanxi Province. Period: Northern Wei (386-534 A.D.)



 
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