Anhui the Lingjiatan site unearthed a rare jade ax group

The ongoing Anhui Lingjiatan fifth archaeological excavations of the ruins of a breakthrough, a rare complete jade ax the group unearthed, and provide the basis for more than 5,000 years ago the late Neolithic phenomenon of polarization between the rich and the poor.

Lingjiatan fifth excavation of the ruins from May this year, has been gradually unearthed jade, stone and pottery. More complete unearthed a group of eight jade ax-preserved, arranged according to a certain location, the largest about 20 cm long and 10 cm wide, the minimum length of about 10 cm and a width of 7 cm, although the sizes, but all similar shovel-like, on which there is a round hole.

In addition, the archaeologists is still same probe Fangzhong found more than 70 pieces of jade, stone. Archaeological experts believe that the tomb may be a noble tombs.

Jade ax to accompany the funeral, a symbol of the power of the chiefs or military leaders. This is the the Lingjiatan ruins, for the first time a large number of jade ax, a burial is also rare in the country. According to experts speculate that this may be the power and status of the owner of the means tombs, then the phenomenon of polarization between the rich and the poor.

In addition, in the 24th Lingjiatan site also out to explore a "jade pig", the rough jade carved khaki, lying like eyes, mouth visible, largely determine the image of a pig.

Head jade pig "is about 80 cm long and 20 cm wide, 30 cm high, weighing more than 80 kg, was composed of three workers who are its handling go. Currently we have basically decided, a jade pig "era 5,500 years ago.

The the Lingjiatan site located in Anhui Province, Hanshan County, the copper brake the town Lingjiatan villages dating back 5300-5500 years of the late Neolithic settlement sites, with a total area of 1.6 million square meters of newly discovered one of the 1998 top ten archaeological .

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