The focus of the national treasure painting丨The ruins of Yuzhuang, Henan, there is a "ceremony" in this room!
China is known as the "State of Etiquette".
The word rite lasts for thousands of years.
It is one of the important symbols of Chinese civilization.
A few days ago, an important discovery in Henan Province, an important town for Xia culture research.
It provides new materials for exploring the "Licheng Central Plains".
Yuzhuang ruins. It is located in Ye County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province.
It is about 4,000 to 4,400 years old.
Large entrenchment settlements.
It covers an area of 1.25 million square meters.
This is the largest area seen in the Central Plains so far.
Ruins of the Yongsan period.
In 2021.
The ruins of Yuzhuang are listed.
Archaeological China Xia Culture Research" major project.
As of now. 90 tombs from the Yongsan period have been discovered.
Among them, there are 18 large tombs.
filled the Central Plains region.
There is no gap in the high-level tombs of the Longshan period.
According to the associate researcher of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.
Wu Weihua, the person in charge of the excavation project, introduced.
These large burials.
The direction is consistent, the area is similar, and the layout is reasonable.
And all of them are buried with a complete set of pottery ritual vessels.
The combination and placement of utensils are fixed.
It is worth mentioning.
In the pottery ritual vessels that accompany the burial.
Beans and goblets come in groups of 9, 7, and 5.
It has a significant ceremonial color.
or the source of the system of the later generations.
Wu Weihua said.
This is the earliest columner with a specific number.
As an example of a status symbol for the owner of the tomb.
It shows that the Central Plains ritual system has influenced later generations for thousands of years.
It was formed in the middle and late Yongsan culture or the early summer.
A series of new discoveries at the Yuzhuang site.
In order to study the origin of the ritual system in the Central Plains.
The process of social complexity and early Xia culture.
Important physical information was provided.
At present, the relevant archaeological excavation work is still in progress.
How many more surprises will there be?Let's wait and see!
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