Baliping Site

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

　　Era: Neolithic Age

　　Address: Baliping, a northeast terrace in Balicun Village, Zhengzhuang Town, 35 kilometers east of Qinshui County

　　The site slopes from northwest to southeast, forming terraced levels. It borders Huangou to the east, the Shan-Yu Highway to the west, Gejugou to the north, and the Qin River to the south. It is approximately 1,300 meters long from east to west and about 1,200 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of over 156,000 square meters.

　　Exposed features such as ash layers, ash pits, lime-plastered surfaces, and tombs indicate that the site contains relatively rich cultural remains. Due to its proximity to mountains and water, convenient transportation, flat terrain at the top, and suitability for human habitation and labor, it was occupied for an extended period. Three well-defined lime-plastered surfaces have been found at the site, with one in the southeast extending over 20 meters. Tombs are located in the northern part of the site, where the terrain forms a depression. Multiple bag-shaped vertical pit tombs can be seen on the exposed earthen walls. Stone artifacts discovered in the ash layers include stone cores, almond-shaped stone arrowheads, polished stone axes and shovels, and bifacial stone sickles; pottery artifacts include legged li tripods, small-mouthed jars, flat-mouthed vats, deep-bellied jars, dou (bean-shaped vessels), bowls, and other vessel forms. Decorative patterns include cord marks, comma-shaped patterns, polished plain surfaces, grid patterns, and appliqué ridges. The pottery materials consist of gray clay pottery, sandy gray pottery, as well as brown pottery and red pottery.