Archaeologists have found the largest jade dragon statue ever created by residents of China's Neolithic Hongshan culture in an ancient tomb dating back more than 5,000 years.
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| A jade dragon relic unearthed in Chifeng City, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Source: Xinhua) |
The artifact, which measures 15.8 centimeters long and 9.5 centimeters wide, was found in a circular tomb with a square altar facing south, Xinhua reported. Human remains were also found in the tomb, along with a large amount of pottery including cups, basins and tripods.
The tomb, located in Chifeng City in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, dates back around 5,000 to 5,100 years, when the Hongshan culture flourished in the area. The Neolithic people cultivated crops, built towns with large buildings, and crafted intricately crafted objects. According to Xinhua , this is the largest jade dragon artifact from the Hongshan culture ever discovered.
Gideon Shelach-Lavi, a professor of East Asian studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, told Live Science that the discovery is interesting and not unique, noting that similarly sized jade dragon artifacts have previously been discovered in other tombs, also from the Hongshan culture.
He also said that the area where the artifacts and human remains were found was more than just a tomb. “It was a ceremonial structure, there could have been other tombs there,” he said, noting that similar structures had been found in previous excavations in China, at a site called Niuheliang.
The Hongshan culture was a Neolithic culture in northeastern China. Hongshan sites have been discovered in an area spanning from Inner Mongolia to Liaoning (North China), dating from approximately 4,700 BC to 2,900 BC. It is one of the earliest ancient civilizations to appear in China.
The Hongshan culture is named after Hongshanhou, a site in the Hongshan area of Chifeng City. The Hongshanhou site was discovered by Japanese archaeologist Torii Ryūzō in 1908 and excavated by Japanese archaeologists Kōsaku Hamada and Mizuno Seiichi in 1935.
Hong Son culture is known for its dragon statues, animal statues, and human statues. The materials used to make the statues are very diverse, but they are mainly made from jade, stone, etc. In particular, bronze and copper alloys have appeared. The tools and techniques used to create these objects remain a mystery to this day.
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