Biti Ruins

　　Biti Ruins (First Batch Provincial-Level Protected Site)

　　Era: Neolithic Age

　　Address: East bank of Zhanghe River, west of Biti Village, Xiaochang Township, 10 km northwest of Changzhi City

　　The site's surface is scattered with a large number of pottery shards, covering an area of approximately 30,000 square meters. Discovered during a 1956 survey, gray clay-sand mixed cord-marked and blue-patterned pottery shards were exposed on the cliff face west of Biti Village. Artifacts such as li cooking vessel rims, ding tripod legs, stone axes, stone sickles, and stone knives—items related to daily life and stone tools used in production—were collected. The site is of the Longshan Culture type from the Neolithic Age.

　　In the summer of 1985, another site was discovered west of Xiaoshen Village, and trial excavations were carried out in 1986. Two ancient residential house foundations and several Han Dynasty tombs were cleared, unearthing a large quantity of pottery shards and some burial objects. Comprehensive analysis indicates that, in addition to the Longshan Culture type, the site also includes cultural remains from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou periods.