Liangzhu site has a jade cong with a pattern of gods, Erlitou site is inlaid with bronze ornaments with turquoise animal face patterns, and Sanxingdui site has a bronze head with a gold mask … In order to show the century-old footprint and fruitful achievements of China archaeology, “A Hundred Years of Archaeological Discoveries in China” was exhibited to the public in Zhengzhou a few days ago, and representative cultural relics from different regions in China were unveiled.
It is understood that this exhibition focuses on “One Hundred Archaeological Discoveries in a Hundred Years”, and through 100 representative cultural relics unearthed in China in the past 100 years, it focuses on the development course and brilliant achievements of archaeology in China, shows the long history and splendid material and spiritual culture of the Chinese nation, and leads the audience to explore historical issues such as the origin of human beings in East Asia, the origin of Chinese civilization, the bronze civilization in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and the formation and development of a unified multi-ethnic country.
According to reports, the 100 archaeological discoveries selected in the exhibition have an important position and role in the history of archaeological development in China, including 5 Paleolithic sites, 33 Neolithic sites, 25 Xia, Shang and Zhou sites, and 37 Qin, Han and later sites. At the same time, the “Cave of Civilization-Exhibition of Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries in Henan in the Past Hundred Years” was also launched to show a series of major archaeological discoveries in Henan in the past 100 years.
The two exhibitions brought together the national cultural and cultural forces. A total of 79 archaeological and cultural institutions from 21 provinces participated in the exhibition, exhibiting 889 pieces/group of fine cultural relics from all over the country, including 115 pieces/group of first-class cultural relics, some of which were exhibited to the public for the first time after archaeological discoveries. The exhibition was opened to the public at Zhengzhou Museum (Wenhan Street Pavilion) on September 2nd, and lasted for 3 months. Reporter Shi Linjing Wu Gang