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　　The Lingjiatan Site was discovered in 1985 in Lingjiatan Village, Tongzha Town, Hanshan County, Anhui Province. The site covers a total area of approximately 1.6 million square meters. Dating back approximately 5,300 to 5,600 years, it is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic settlement site discovered so far in the Chaohu Lake basin of the lower Yangtze River region. Since 1987, four archaeological excavations led by the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology have revealed that the settlement included residential areas, burial grounds, altars, workshops, and nearly 3,000 square meters of red pottery block architectural remains. At the same time, a large number of exquisitely crafted jade ritual objects, stone tools, and pottery were unearthed, demonstrating a level of refinement and craftsmanship rarely seen at other contemporary sites. These findings suggest that Lingjiatan was a thriving city in ancient times.