Since 1990, the National Cultural Heritage Administration, an affiliate agency of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, has released a yearly listing of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China. The listing was described by the South China Morning Post as Chinese archaeological community's main award ceremony and the "Oscars of archaeology".[1]
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Human skull fossils of Yun County, Hubei (湖北郧县人头骨化石; Húběi Yúnxiàn Réntóugǔ huàshí) | Paleolithic | Yun County, Hubei (now Yunyang, Shiyan) | Institute for Cultural Objects and Archeology of Hubei Province, Yunyang Regional Museum (now the Shiyan City Musem), Yun District Museum | |
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Wangjinglou | Erlitou culture | Xinzheng, Henan | Zhengzhou City Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology | |
Daxinzhuang | Shang dynasty | Jinan, Shandong | ||
Dahekou Cemetery | Western Zhou | Yicheng, Shanxi | ||
Mudu city site | Spring and Autumn period | Suzhou, Jiangsu | ||
Fengqiyuan Family Cemetery | Western Han | Xi'an, Shaanxi | ||
Tuyugou Grottoes | 4th to 13th century CE | Shanshan, Xinjiang | ||
Lu Family Cemetery | Northern Song | Lantian, Shaanxi | ||
Dabaoen temple site | Northern Song to Ming | Nanjing, Jiangsu | ||
Laosicheng city site | Southern Song to Qing | Yongshun, Hunan | ||
Nan'ao 1 shipwreck | Late Ming dynasty | Shantou, Guangdong |
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Sunjiadong Paleolithic Site | Paleolithic | Luanchuan, Luoyang | ||
Liujiazhai Neolithic Site | Neolithic | Jinchuan, Sichuan | ||
Shunshanji Neolithic Site | Neolithic, c. 8300 BCE | Sihong, Jiangsu | ||
Shimao ruins | Longshan to Erlitou culture | Shenmu, Shaanxi | ||
Adunqiaolu Relic Site and Tombs | 1900 to 1700 BCE | Wenquan, Xinjiang | ||
Lingsheng Lake Han Dynasty Tomb | Western Han | Dingtao, Heze, Shandong | ||
Ancient Xing Kiln Site | Sui to Five Dynasties period | Neiqiu, Hebei | ||
Xishanpo Buddhist Temple Ruins | Liao dynasty | Lindong, Bairin Left Banner, Inner Mongolia | ||
Old Drum Tower and Government Office site | Song to Qing | Yuzhong, Chongqing | ||
Hailongtun Fortress Site | 1257 to 1600 CE | Zunyi, Guizhou |
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Shigushan tombs | Western Zhou | Baoji, Shaanxi | ||
Jiwanggu tombs | Spring and Autumn period | Yishui, Shandong | ||
Wenfengta tombs | Eastern Zhou | Suizhou, Hubei | ||
Tuzishan relics | Warring States period to | Yiyang, Hunan | ||
Laoguanshan tombs | Western Han | Chengdu, Sichuan | ||
Weiqiao bridge | Han dynasty | Xi'an, Shaanxi | ||
Hanguguan military pass relics | Eastern Han | Luoyang, Henan | ||
Tomb of Emperor Yang of Sui | Sui dynasty | Yangzhou, Jiangsu | ||
Shiqu rock engravings | Tibetan Empire | Sêrxü, Sichuan | ||
Nanyao porcelain kiln | Tang Dynasty | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi |
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Modaoshan Mountain historic site and Nanjiang Paleolithic site | Paleolithic | Yunan, Guangdong[6] | ||
Dongzhao town | Erlitou culture | Zhengzhou, Henan | ||
Guojiamiao cemetery | Warring States period | Zaoyang, Hubei | ||
Dabona tombs | Warring States to Western Han | Xiangyun, Yunnan | ||
Yue kiln site | Eastern Han to Cao Wei | Shangyu, Shaoxing, Zhejiang | ||
Zhang Zhung Kingdom tomb | Zhangzhung | Ngari, Tibet | ||
Hulun Buir ancient tombs | Northern Wei dynasty | Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia | ||
Liyang and Huiluo granary sites | Sui dynasty | Henan | ||
Mining and metallurgy historic sites | Liao dynasty | Dazhuangke, Yanqing, Beijing | ||
Chieftain Yang family cemetery | Song to Ming[7] | Zunyi, Guizhou |
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