Wuxi Archaeological Institute Brings History to Life

|ChinaNews|Published:2023-06-06 17:21:02

Archaeologists from Wuxi Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology conducted investigations in two tombs on June 2 in the laboratory of the East China Base of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The tombs, which belong to Majiabang Culture period dating back to over 6,000 years ago, were discovered at the Ma'an Ruins of Binghu District in Wuxi. The process of investigation in the laboratory was open to the public via livestream.

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Experts explaining the investigation process through livestream [Photo via He Ya]

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Archaeologists conducting investigations in the tombs [Photo via He Ya]

Majiabang Culture plays a significant role in exploring the origin of regional civilization in Wuxi. It is a new discovery after Wuxi started to implement a new policy of conducting investigation work to check possible archaeological site(s) before utilization of the land. Majiabang Culture is a Neolithic culture in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. This type of sites was named after Majiangbang as the first site was discovered in Majiabang, Nanhu Township, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province in 1959.

The relics unearthed this time include fish-catching gear, production tools, daily pottery vessels, and decorations. There are also pottery balls and pottery figurines, such as pottery pigs, which are the first batch of pottery pig sculptures belonging to Majiabang Culture period discovered in Wuxi, and they are also the earliest pottery pigs ever found among the region.

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An unearthed pottery pig [Photo via He Ya]

Taking advantage of the advanced technologies of the East China Base of the Archaeological Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Wuxi Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology invited several experts to interpret information extracted from the tombs from multiple perspectives to help the public understand the earliest prehistoric culture, the earliest forms of civilization, and the earliest ancestors of Wuxi. The public was guided to explore the source of Chinese civilization through these vivid lessons by professionals.

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