An important early Neolithic archaeological discovery was recently made in Lanxi – a county-level city administered by Jinhua, in East China's Zhejiang province – making it the first such site found there and the 14th to be found in the area administered by Jinhua, according to the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.
The latest find is said to be a Shangshan site. Shangshan culture is early Neolithic culture, located along the lower Yangtze River region. The economy was based on hunting, gathering and fishing, with some exploitation of wild rice.
To date, the number of Shangshan cultural sites – discovered in Zhejiang province has reportedly reached 20.
The recently discovered Shangshan find is located in Zaodongkou village, in Lanxi's Shanghua community. [Photo/WeChat account: jhfabu]
The newly discovered Shangshan find was made in Zaodongkou village, in Lanxi's Shanghua community, about 20 minutes' drive from downtown Lanxi.
"2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery of first Shangshan site and the 20th Shangshan cultural site has been discovered in the 20th year, which is very meaningful," said Jiang Leping, a researcher with the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.
The 20 Shangshan sites have been discovered mainly in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River in Zhejiang and its tributaries and also in the upper reaches of the province's Lingjiang River. Jinhua is said to account for two-thirds of the sites, with 14 sites in all.
