Xinzhai Explained

Xinzhai 新砦
Map Type:	China
Relief:	1
Coordinates:	34.4417°N 113.5417°W
Location:	Xinmi, Zhengzhou
Region:	Henan, China
Part Of:	Bronze Age China
Built:	c. 1870 – c. 1720 BC
Epochs:	Xia dynasty

Xinzhai is an early Bronze Age archaeological site that was found 1979 in Henan, China. It is located about southeast of Xinmi, Zhengzhou.

The culture in Xinzhai existed during the Xia dynasty and is dated from about 1870 BC to 1720 BC. The most prominent finding at Xinzhai is a cultural link between the older Longshan culture and the younger Erlitou culture, and the excavations at Xinzhai show traces of the two adjacent cultures. The city Xinzhai is believed to has been founded by King Qi of Xia, and was the capital of the Xia dynasty until Qi's descendant Shao Kang took control of the dynasty.

See also

• Longshan culture
• Erlitou culture

References

Notes

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Printed References

• Book: Liu. Li . Li Liu (archaeologist). Chen. Xingcan. The Archaeology of China: From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age. 30 April 2012 . Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-64310-8.

34.4417°N 113.5417°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Establishing and Refining the Archaeological Chronologies of Xinzhai, Erlitou and Erligang Cultures . Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS) . 17 July 2017.
2. Web site: Excavation report on Xinzhai Site in 1999 and 2000 in Xinmi . Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS) . 17 July 2017.
3. Web site: Carbon dating confirms age of 3,800-year-old pottery bird statue . Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS) . 17 July 2017.
4. Book: Liu / Chen . The Archaeology of China: From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age . https://books.google.com/books?id=oX6gs6TAZdEC&pg=PA261 . Cambridge University Press . 2012. 261–262 . Formation of Early States in the Central Plain . 978-0521643108.