On December 19, "Changgan Ancient City - Nanjing Xijie site important results of expert demonstration," the authoritative historical archaeologists believe that in the Xijie site was found in more than 3,000 years ago in the period of the Shang and Zhou Dynasty "Changgan Ancient City "Nanjing regional civilization exploration project has made significant progress.
In 2017, the Nanjing Institute of Archaeology began archaeological excavations at the West Street site in conjunction with the city's capital construction, and in 2020, it began to shift to active archaeological excavations. After three years of arduous work by archaeologists, theXijie site in the important relics of the interrupted generations one after another "see the light of day", indicating that as early as 3000 years ago, the Shang and Zhou Dynasties Nanjing has been the city appeared.
Archaeological excavation site of the West Street site.
the Late Shangri-la (16th century BC) wells
As the excavation continues, more evidence points to the conclusion that Nanjing's earliest city can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties: there are obviously collapsed rammed-earth walls in the ring trench; the wells on the periphery of the ring trench were built in the Late Shang Dynasty; the pottery with triangular rows of lines, trapezoidal patterns and other decorations unearthed at the site has obvious characteristics of the Shang Dynasty; pig bones, charcoal and other pieces of unearthed relics were calculated by carbon-based 14 dating, which resulted in the timeframe of the Late Shang and Early Zhou periods. The excavated relics of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties at the Xijie site are relatively abundant, including ceramic ceramics, earthenware vessels, ceramic tripods, ceramic beans, ceramic gui, ceramic goblet-shaped cups, ceramic jia, primitive ceramic jars, primitive ceramic beans, jade jade, copper, and so on.
Unearthed artifacts from the West Street site
Unearthed artifacts from the West Street site
Unearthed artifacts from the West Street site
Unearthed artifacts from the West Street site
The Xijie site has complex stratigraphic conditions, and nine strata have been revealed, spanning from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties and even the modern era. There have been trenches for excavating the city, kilns for burning bricks and making tiles, and alleys for digging wells to get water, which are as unceasing and continuous as the pulse of the civilization of the ancient capital of Nanjing, reflecting the continuous development of the city of Nanjing.Up to now, the West Street site total excavation area of 12,000 square meters, found all kinds of remains more than 500, unearthed all kinds of archaeological specimens more than 10,000 pieces.
West Street site ring trench dissection
After several rounds of expert validation
Shang and Zhou Periods found at the West Street site
The old city that was built
It was named "The Old City of Jangan."
Changgan is the earliest name of Nanjing. The "Changgan Ancient City" consists of a central terrace and the remains related to the construction of the city, such as the peripheral trenches of the terrace, wall foundations and gateways, wells, pig sacrifice pits, etc. The ancestors used the central terrace to build the city. The ancestors used the central terrace to build the city, with the Yangtze River, Qinhuai River, Huarugang, Yuhuatai, Chishiji and other rivers and Gangfu as natural barriers, which had a strong military fortress character. The discovery of several ring trenches of different ages on the periphery of the terrace provides evidence of the continuous use and construction of the ancient city.
Schematic diagram of the restoration of the "Old City of Jangkang"
The excavation and protection and utilization of the value of cultural heritage in the new era are of great concern to all sectors of society. It is reported thatThe "Old City of Changgan" has been preserved and will be displayed and utilized in the form of the West Street Archaeological Site Park in the future.
