Xindili Site

Xindili Site

Xindili Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Era: Neolithic Age

The site covers a total area of over 10,000 square meters, with 3,000 square meters excavated to date. A total of 140 Liangzhu culture tombs have been cleared, along with sacrificial pits and red-burnt-earth construction remains. More than 1,800 Liangzhu cultural artifacts (in sets) have been unearthed. High-status burials are located in the southern part of the earthen platform, while commoner burials are in the northern part. The high-status burials contain double-layered coffins and burial objects such as jade cong, jade yue (battle-axes), and jade bi (discs). Commoner burials mainly include pottery and stone tools, with jade conical implements being common. The pottery assemblage includes ding (tripods), gui (food vessels), hu (jars), zun (wine vessels), and guan (vessels). The discovery of separate-part stone plows provides new insights for the study of the assembly and use of Liangzhu culture stone plows. In May 2013, it was designated and announced as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units by the State Council.

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units