Ruicheng Potou Site

　　Potou Site (First Batch Provincial-Level Protected Site)

　　Era: Neolithic

　　Location: Surroundings of Potou Village, Monan Town, approximately 25 kilometers northeast of Ruicheng County

　　Located in the hilly area at the southern foot of the Zhongtiao Mountains, the site was discovered in the 1970s and covers an area of about 150,000 square meters. The cultural layer is 1.5 to 5 meters thick. Exposed remains include ash pits and house foundations. Collected pottery shards are mainly made of clay red pottery and sand-tempered red pottery, with a small amount of clay gray pottery. The decorative patterns include incised lines, rope patterns, appliqué bands, black-painted triangular motifs, dot patterns, and hook-leaf designs. Artifact types include open-basin bowls, cups, double-lipped small-mouthed pointed-bottom bottles, jars, and pots, all belonging to the Miaodigou type of the Yangshao Culture.