Archaeological discoveries in China

collection of ancient Chinese military statues

Banpo is a Neolithic archaeological site located in the Yellow River valley, east of present-day Xi'an, China. Discovered in 1953 by Shi Xingbang, the site represents the first phase of the Yangshao culture () and features the remains of several well organized settlements—including Jiangzhai, which has been radiocarbon dated to ). An area of was surrounded by a ditch, probably a defensive moat wide. The houses at Banpo were circular, built of mud and wood on low foundations, with overhanging thatched roofs. There also appear to have been communal burials.

a collection of medieval manuscripts found in the caves at Dunhuang

archaeological discovery in 1993 in Hubei, China

hominin fossil

mummified woman found in China

mummy

early Chinese texts written on bamboo slips

Jiangzhai () is a Banpo phase Yangshao culture archaeological site in the east of Xi'an, where the earliest copper artifacts in China were found.

ancient Chinese ding, known for its long inscription

ancient Chinese bronze artifact 利簋

ancient Chinese zun

ancient Sichuanese artifact

Zengpiyan () is a Neolithic cave site in southern China. It is located in the Guilin region on the south-western fringes of the Dushan Mountain (Dú Shān 独山) in the autonomous region Guangxi and is considered to be one of the most important cave sites of the Neolithic in China as it is one of the many independent centers for the introduction of animal domestication and pottery.

ancient Chinese bronze vessel

Early Chinese bronze artefact bearing consciously historiographical inscription

ancient Chinese artefact

ancient tomb in China

Shang dynasty bronze vessel