Top 10 archeological discoveries in 2014
(China Daily)
Updated: 2015-04-14
Top 10 list of new archeological discoveries in China in 2014 (chronological order):
1.Modaoshan and Nanjiang relics from the Paleolithic age, Yunan county, Guangdong province.
2. Dongzhao relics from the Xia Dynasty (21st-16th century BC), Zhengzhou, Henan province.
3. Guojiamiao ancient Zeng state tomb from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), Zaoyang, Hubei province.
4. Dabona Tomb from 2,500 to 2,000 years ago, Xiangyun county, Yunnan province.
5. Jinshan porcelain kiln relics from the Eastern Han (AD 25-220) to Western Jin Dynasty (AD 265-319), Shangyu, Zhejiang province.
6. Ancient Xiangxiong state tomb complex from approximately 1,700 years ago, Ngari prefecture, the Tibet autonomous region.
7. Ih Nuur tomb complex from the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386-534), Zhengxiangbai banner, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
8. Huiluo and Liyang Granaries relics from the Sui Dynasty (AD 581-618), Luoyang, Henan province.
9. Dazhuangke mining and metallurgy relics from the Liao Dynasty (916-1125), Yanqing county, Beijing.
10. Tusi Yang's clan tomb complex relics from Song (960-1279) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zunyi, Guizhou province.
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