Chahai
The Chahai site ( Chinese 查 海 遗址 , Pinyin Cháhǎi yízhǐ , English Chahai site ) is an archaeological site in Manchuria. It is a settlement site of the Neolithic Xinglongwa culture , which is named after the place where it was found - the village of Chahai 查 海 村 (Chahaicun) in Shala Municipality in Fuxin County in the prefecture -level city of Fuxin in northeast China's Liaoning Province . It is dated to around 8000-7000 years ago.
The site is famous for its early jade artifacts.
The Chahai site ( Chahai yizhi ) has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (4-7) since 1996 .
A museum has been established at the site, the Fuxin City Chahai Sites Museum .
literature
- Liaoning Institute of Archeology and Cultural Relics (1994) 'Liaoning Fuxin Xian Chahai Yizhi 1987–1990 Nian San ci Fajue' (Three Excavations between 1987–1990 at Chahai Site, Fuxin, Liaoning), Wenwu 11: 4-19.
- Wei Yunheng, Pu Shaowen: Last 8000 years of jade carving in Fuxin Chahai site. China Cultural Feature Reports February 8th, 1990.
- Zhongguo wenhua yichan cidian , Wenwu chubanshe 2009, ISBN 9787501024216
Web links
- Fuxin in China - English
- Chahai yizhi - Chinese
References and footnotes
Coordinates: 42 ° 11 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 121 ° 48 ′ 9 ″ E