Big Mouth: Bronze Age Site Excavation Report 1987: Bronze Age Site Excavation Report

Author: Dalian Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: This book is an archaeological report on the Bronze Age site excavated by the Dalian Municipal Committee Office of Cultural Relics Management in Dazizizi in 1987. The remains belong to the Shuangtaozi I, II, and III cultural phases, dating back to approximately 4000-3100 years ago, equivalent to the early periods of the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou dynasties in the Central Plains region. The excavation revealed 39 houses of the third cultural phase, three stone walls, and over 1,400 various artifacts. Charred rice was a significant find from this excavation. These archaeological discoveries have attracted attention from historians and archaeologists both domestically and internationally. This book is an important and large-scale archaeological excavation report on the Bronze Age site excavated by the Dalian Municipal Committee Office of Cultural Relics Management in Dazizizi in 1987. The excavation revealed 39 houses of the third cultural phase, three stone walls, and over 1,400 various artifacts.