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Yesterday, the provincial Institute of cultural relics and disclosed, in songzi section of Yangtze River middle and found prehistoric site dating back about 8,000 years, the site for the middle reaches of the Yangtze River with the largest shows songzi in middle reaches of the Yangtze River, one of the cradles of civilization.

The songzi site is located northeast of four Chen Dian Zhen Quan Xin Cun Guan Zhou, named Guan Zhou sites, total area of 16000 square meters. In 2013, the Antiquities Authority archaeological investigations were carried out, found culture here, that ancient human activities leave traces, relics, such as the formation of stacked layers. Last November, in order to chuguanzhou the culture and values of the site, funding from the Special Fund for the State Bureau of cultural relics protection, provincial Institute of archaeology and Museum, songzi archaeological team, the archaeological excavations of the site were found 325 square meters.

Researcher at the provincial Institute of cultural relics and archaeology, archaeology team leader Liu Hui said, the site of a number of animal bones and dense layer of fish bones, and unearthed a large number of chipped stone tools and a small number of polished stone implements, and a large number of ancient pottery. From the era of hunting and fishing to farming at the time changes, producing stone tools and the discovery of a large number of pottery, especially for cooking, further stating that humans have relatively stable stage of settled agriculture.

Liu Hui also said the age should be the site for the early and middle Neolithic age dating back about 8,000 years, is with the largest site in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, to understand the human settlement patterns, types of career, culture is of vital importance. In addition, the songzi has many prehistoric sites have been found, Guan Zhou relics discovered further illustrate the songzi in middle reaches of the Yangtze River, one of the cradles of civilization.

Jiang Xin Zhou, how primitive man inhabited? In this regard, said Liu Hui, China University of Geosciences professionals who come to survey the archaeological team, it is believed that, Guan Zhou sites should be linked with the land at the time, after the Yangtze River waterway, gradually separate into the middle. "Its special geographical position, to the archaeological work has brought inconvenience", said Liu Hui, no water and no electricity residents the site by archaeologists only with dry food, hold the boat crossing the Yangtze River to and from every day, after more than 100 days, finally getting in before the rising water levels of the Yangtze River submerged ruins, complete the archaeological excavations. (Reporter intern Wang Fang, sea ice)

Source: Hubei daily

Responsible editor: Mao Minmin SN184

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湖北松滋江心洲发现史前人类遗址 距今约8000年|人类遗址|考古_新闻资讯
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　　昨日，省文物考古研究所对外披露，在长江松滋段江心洲，发现距今约8000年的史前遗址，该遗址为长江中游同时期规模最大，说明松滋是长江中游文明发祥地之一。

　　该遗址位于松滋市陈店镇全心村四组关洲东北部，命名为关洲遗址，总面积约16000平方米。2013年，考古部门进行水下考古调查时，发现此处有文化层，即古代人类活动留下来的痕迹、遗物等形成的堆积层。去年11月起，为弄清楚关洲遗址的文化内涵和价值，在国家文物局大遗址保护专项资金资助下，省文物考古研究所与松滋市博物馆组成考古队，对该遗址进行考古发掘，共发掘325平方米。

　　省文物考古研究所研究员、考古领队刘辉称，该遗址发现有大量兽骨和密集成层分布的鱼骨，同时出土有大量打制石器和少量磨制石器，以及大量原始陶器。可知当时已从渔猎时代向农耕时代转变，生产类石器及大量陶器尤其是炊器的发现，进一步说明人类已处于比较稳定的定居农业阶段。

　　刘辉还称，该遗址年代应为距今约8000年的新石器时代早中期，属同时期长江中游规模最大的遗址，对认识这一时期人类聚落形态、生业类型、文化面貌均具有重要意义。此外，松滋此前已发现多个史前遗址，关洲遗址的发现进一步说明松滋是长江中游文明发祥地之一。

　　江心一块洲地，何以引来原始人栖居？对此，刘辉称，考古队请中国地质大学专业人士前来勘察过，初步认为，关洲遗址在当时应与陆地连在一起，后因长江航道变化，逐渐独立成一块江心洲。“其特殊地理位置，给考古工作带来了不便”，刘辉称，该遗址无水无电无常住居民，考古工作者只能自带干粮，每天撑着小船横渡长江往返，历经100多天，终于抢在长江水位上涨淹没遗址前，完成考古发掘。（记者海冰、实习生王方）

　　来源：湖北日报

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