Brief introduction of wucheng site
Wucheng site is the first large Shang Dynasty site discovered in the south of the Yangtze River. After six scientific excavations, * * * revealed an area of more than 2,000 square meters, with cultural accumulation ranging from 2 meters to 3 meters. It is divided into seven levels and three periods of culture. * * * Clean up 2 building foundations, 2 kiln sites 12, 55 ash pits and 6 buried foundations 16. More than 900 relatively complete stone tools, pottery, bronzes, jade articles and tooth carvings have been unearthed. Especially the excavation of Wen Tao, primitive porcelain and bronze tools, is a major new discovery in Jiangxi archaeology. The cultural connotation reflected by unearthed cultural relics is strongly influenced by the culture of the Central Plains and has distinctive local characteristics.
Influence of Wucheng Site
The discovery of Wucheng site has important historical significance and scientific value, which denies the assertion that Shang culture is not outside the Yangtze River. 199665438+February, the State Council announced Wucheng Site as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. It is the first large-scale human settlement site discovered in Jiangnan area, and its discovery rewrote the history of ancient civilization in Jiangnan and the history of China. 200 1, this site was selected as the archaeological discovery of China in the 20th century 100. Wucheng Shang Dynasty site has become the practice base of archaeology major in Peking University, Xiamen University and Sun Yat-sen University. Jiangxi Provincial Museum has established an archaeological station in Wucheng, which is the first rural archaeological station in Jiangxi.