Hemudu Neolithic Site
Hemudu Neolithic Site is a scenic area in Ningbo, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 河姆渡遗址
- City
- Ningbo
- Coordinates
- 29.9639857, 121.3490166
About Hemudu Neolithic Site
Hemudu Site is located northeast of Hemudu Village, Hemudu Town, Yuyao City, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, about 20 kilometers away from Ningbo City. It is an early Neolithic age site in southern China (about 7000-5000 years ago). The total area of the Hemudu ruins is 40,000 square meters, with four cultural layers stacked up and down. Hundreds of thousands of pottery pieces were unearthed from the Hemudu site, as well as a large number of precious cultural relics such as pottery, bone tools, stone tools, plant remains, animal remains, and wooden building remains. With its rich and distinctive cultural connotations, the Hemudu site has established its important position in the ancient development history of the Chinese nation and the history of Chinese archaeology, and has been named "Hemudu Culture" by the academic community.
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