Dongtaibao Site

Dongtaibao Site

The Dongtaibao Site is a protected cultural heritage site of Shanxi Province.

Dongtaibao Site

Dongtaibao Site (Second Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

Era: Neolithic to Han Dynasty

Address: Dongtaibao Village, Haozhuang Township, Yingze District, Taiyuan City

The site is distributed on a terrace at the foot of the eastern hills of Taiyuan, covering an area of approximately 2–3 square kilometers, and is relatively well-preserved. In 1975, a batch of pottery artifacts was discovered during land leveling work southeast of Ditai Village, buried at a depth of 1–2 meters below the surface, along with human bone remains. The unearthed pottery was found in two layers, neatly arranged, and included various types such as ding, li, dou, guan, jiao, pen, totaling 20 pieces. In 1980, villagers from Dongtaibao Village unearthed a vertical earthen pit tomb containing various funerary pottery items while digging soil east of the village. These pottery items included ding, yan, hu, guan, dou, jiao, lei, and others, totaling 14 pieces. The two pottery discovery sites are only 300 meters apart, and in terms of shape and style, the artifacts share more similarities with the Erlitou culture of Henan, especially the Dongxiafeng type culture of Xia County.

Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Protected Cultural Heritage Sites in Shanxi Province