Zhushanyuan Site

Zhushanyuan Site

Zhushanyuan Site is a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangxi Province.

Zhushanyuan Site is a limestone cave. According to experts from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, fossils unearthed in the cave belong to a group of 15 animal species, including the Stegodon orientalis, giant panda, and Hystrix cf. yunnanensis. The fossils date back to the Middle to Late Pleistocene epoch, tens of thousands of years ago. Archaeological experts also excavated an ancient stone tool from the Paleolithic era.

Zhushanyuan Site, located in Jinkou Village, Xuanfeng Town, Luxi County, Pingxiang City, is a limestone cave with an entrance diameter of 6 meters and a depth of 1.5 meters. Local villagers previously discovered a number of animal fossils here and reported them to the cultural relics authorities. Experts from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified the fossils as belonging to a group of 15 animal species, including the Stegodon orientalis, giant panda, and Hystrix cf. yunnanensis. The fossils date back to the Middle to Late Pleistocene epoch, tens of thousands of years ago. Additionally, archaeologists excavated an ancient stone tool from the Paleolithic era. The teeth and skeletal fossils of animals such as the Stegodon orientalis and giant panda, along with the Paleolithic stone tools found in the cave, hold significant scientific research value for exploring early human activities.

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Jiangxi Province