Jijiazhuang Site

Jijiazhuang Site

The Jijiazhuang Site is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Shanxi Province.

Jijiazhuang Site

Jijiazhuang Site (First Batch of Provincial-Level Protection)

Era: Neolithic

Location: Approximately 0.5 km southeast of Jijiazhuang Village, Jijiazhuang Township, Datong City

Jijiazhuang Village lies to the south of the northern foothills of Dian Mountain and on the southern bank of the Sanggan River. The site is located on the second terrace of the Sanggan River, covering an area of about 1 square kilometer. Most of the area is now farmland, and it belongs to a Neolithic-period site.

The surface of the site contains a rich array of remaining artifacts. In the northeast, there are winding small gullies, and stratigraphic sections reveal ash pits and ash layers. The ash layers are approximately 2.5 to 3 meters thick, with a significant quantity of artifacts, though the site has not been excavated.

Based on the surface remains, it is preliminarily determined that the pottery from the site is mainly made of two types: sandy clay pottery and fine clay pottery. Most of the pottery is gray, with some red pottery and black-and-red painted pottery. The decorative patterns on the pottery mainly include coarse cord marks, fine cord marks, snapped cord marks, basket weave patterns, string patterns, and plain surfaces. The vessel forms include large-mouthed jars, pots, basins, stone adzes, stone axes, and stone pestles. The rims of the vessels come in flared, open, and straight styles, with many having cord-marked rims. Judging by the contents of the site, the Jijiazhuang Site primarily reflects Longshan-period culture, though it also contains cultural remains from the Yangshao period.

Further Reading:

· First Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units