New Archaeological Discoveries in Sichuan Zhou Kehua; Sichuan Provicial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Summary

Recent years have seen a large number of archaeological discoveries in Sichuan; especially during the construction of the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station in Yibin, Southern Sichuan, which led to four years of excavation covering an area of over 6000 sq. m. These excavations brought to light a large number of remains from the late Neolithic, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han periods, greatly advancing our understanding of local cultural developments. The present paper will introduce some of these recent discoveries, focusing on four main questions: 1. how these discoveries help fill the gaps in our understanding of the local cultural sequence; 2. how they elucidate the connection between the Three Gorges region and the Chengdu Plain during prehistoric times; 3. how the evidence pertains to the Shu expansion toward the south; and 4. how they enrich the amount of archaeological material available for the Han period.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)   •
• Recent Developments in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology II: Sites, Landscape, and Environment

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Abstract Id(s): 15054