Today, the results of the "2023 New Discoveries in Chinese Archaeology" selection, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and organized by the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the journal Archaeology, were announced in Beijing.

Selected Projects

The Paleolithic Site at Mengxi River in Ziyang City, Sichuan Province

The Neolithic Site Complex at Keqiutou in Pingtan County, Fujian Province

The Neolithic Site at Qujialing in Jingmen City, Hubei Province

The Shang Dynasty Site at Zhaigou in Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province

The Tang-Song Period Nestorian Monastery Site at Xipang in Turpan City, Xinjiang

The Architectural Site in the Southern Part of the Imperial City of the Liao Supreme Capital in Bairin Left Banner, Inner Mongolia

Shortlisted Projects

1. The Longshan Culture Site at Yuzhuang in Ye County, Henan Province (Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Pingdingshan Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, Ye County Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism)

2. The Neolithic Stone City Site at Houchengzui in Qingshuihe County, Inner Mongolia (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Qingshuihe County Cultural Relics Protection Center)

3. The Shang Dynasty Aristocratic Cemetery at Shuyuan Street in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province (Zhengzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology)

4. The Bronze Age Site at Xia'eryamakebu in Dulan County, Qinghai Province (Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Northwest University)

5. The Qin Dynasty Ritual Architecture Site at Sijiaoping in Li County, Gansu Province (Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Fudan University, Peking University)

6. The Han-Tang Period Mo'er Temple Site in Kashgar City, Xinjiang (Minzu University of China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology)

7. The Jin to Qing Period Kiln Site at Chencun in Huozhou City, Shanxi Province (Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Peking University, Fudan University)

New Archaeological Discoveries Abroad

The Paleolithic Site at Lake Bogoria in the Republic of Kenya (Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Luoyang Municipal Institute of Archaeology, National Museums of Kenya)