Wuxi newly discovered large sites!

Jiangsu Wuxi Discovery

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, large cities ruins!

In the archeological site of Hongshan National Archaeological Sites in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, the Wujiabang site in a large city during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was initially presented after archeological exploration. The city is based on the river, and the river in the city is criss -crossed. Archaeological excavation is still underway.

The Wujiayu site was discovered unexpectedly

At the end of 2019, when local farmers excavated ditch, a large number of pottery was found;

In 2020, the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology of Wuxi City involved in the exploration and found the wall relics;

In 2021, it was excavated at 3 points of the site and found a large number of living pottery and primitive porcelain.

Li Guangri, deputy director of the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, Wuxi City

After analysis of the characteristics of unearthed cultural relics and carbon 14

Judging this site is

Spring and autumn to the city of the early Warring States Period

Archaeological exploration shows that the city is divided into inner cities, outer cities, and Guocheng from the inside to the outside, covering an area of ​​about 800,000 square meters. Among them, there are walls on the west and south side of the inner city, and the east and north are used as a barrier, covering an area of ​​about 83,000 square meters.

According to Li Guangri, the Wujiayu site is more than 10 kilometers away from Taihu Lake. From the perspective of exploration and excavation, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the river in the city was criss -crossed. The waterway was the main transportation method at that time. The gate of the southwest corner of the city is also in and out of the river, which is a water city.

△ The picture shows the utensil unearthed during the excavation of the Wujiabang site

At the scene, a section of the city wall anatomical surface discovered by archeologists and a living area relic with ashes, pillar holes, and well -eye wells. The bottom of the city wall is 16 meters wide and the upper width is 7 meters. The current height is about 1 meter. There are obvious traces of raw fire in the living area, and many ceramic living vessels are found, as well as some primitive porcelain. Experts speculate that this may be a kitchen building. Near this architectural site, the exploration also found two high -level architectural sites, which have not yet been excavated.

Li Guangri said that there are currently 99 sidelines in the city, and the water well depth is 5 meters to 6 meters. Judging from the number of wells, a large number of people lived in the city at that time.

Hongshan Site is a national key protection site

It is also one of the first batch of national archeological sites parks

The entire site park covers an area of ​​7.5 square kilometers

More than 140 ancient tombs have been proven

Mainly for the tombs of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period

Hongshan Site is currently excavated

The biggest tomb is Qiu Chengdun

For the Big Warring State Noble Tomb

Who is the tomb owner, it is still a mystery

The discovery of the Wujiabang site is

Wuyue Culture Research provides more physical information

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