Scientists discovered the earliest charcoal kiln in China so far in Shanxi. What is it like?

At the end of 20 17, Dai Xiangming, director of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Museum of China, came to Jiangxian for archaeological excavation. Unexpectedly, this ancient site was considered by authoritative experts. Filled the gap in China's Bronze Age? It is also the most important archaeological discovery in 10 years. From the end of 20 17 to the early spring of 20 18, Dai Xiangming, together with the archaeologists of the National Museum, came to an ancient site in Jiangxian, Shanxi for archaeological excavation. As early as 2003 to 2006, the staff of the National Museum came to the east of Yuncheng Basin in Shanxi Province and conducted a large-scale regional survey.

It was not until 20 18 that this ancient site in jiangxian county, Shanxi province was officially excavated. Generally speaking, the site is high in the northeast and low in the southwest, with a total area of about 165438+ 10,000 square meters. After careful arrangement by archaeologists, it is determined that the distribution area of the site is about 654.38+10,000 square meters. In April, 2065, 438+08, the National Museum Archaeological Research Institute, Shanxi Archaeological Research Institute and other related units officially started archaeological excavations here. Experts call this website? Xiwu wall? . After the work in the Spring and Autumn Period, a large amount of copper smelting slag was unearthed in this site. What is copper smelting slag? To put it bluntly, it is the waste left by ancient bronze smelting. The whole site covers an area of about 50,000 square meters. After nearly a year of intense archaeological work, exploration has been basically completed. In fact, the ancient ruins here are not the tombs of nobles. This site is the place where the ancients of Shang Dynasty smelted copper. So why didn't any valuable funerary objects be unearthed in this ancient site, but the archaeologists of the National Museum made great efforts? West five strokes? Our copper slag is a great wealth. According to the Northern Wei Dynasty's Notes on Water Classics, the forest vegetation in Zhongtiaoshan area is dense, which was the place where ancient people smelt copper in ancient times. In this site, archaeologists discovered a group of charcoal kilns and three circular smelting sites.

There are signs that this site is an ancient charcoal copper smelting workshop. In addition to some copper smelting waste residue, there are many fragments of ancient artifacts, such as drum pots, deep pots and big mouths. Experts value it so much Xiwu wall? In fact, it is the place where the ancients produced copper smelting. First of all, the bronze age in China originated in the Xia Dynasty, a copper smelting site? West five strokes? This site proves that Zhongtiao Mountain in the south of Shanxi is the birthplace of early bronze civilization in China. Besides,? West five strokes? The site was built in Xia Dynasty and used in Shang Dynasty. There should be many ancient people living near this site. So? West five strokes? This site can also be regarded as an ancient central settlement site. ? National events are honors? . For the people of China, the appearance of bronzes indicates that China has entered the metal age. Although small bronzes dating back 5000 years have been unearthed in Majiayao, Gansu. But it was not until the early Shang Dynasty that the smelting and casting technology of bronze was fully mature. To sum up, in ancient times, especially before the Warring States period, copper was an important raw material for bronze ritual vessels, weapons and national heavy weapons in the Central Plains. ? West five walls? This site is the largest, earliest and highest-ranking copper mine site in the Central Plains. On the other hand, it fills the blank of copper smelting process in Xia and Shang dynasties in China.