Banpo Museum

Local name半坡遗址
LocationXi'an, China

Banpo is an archaeological site discovered in 1953 and located in the Yellow River Valley just east of Xi'an, China. It contains the remains of several well organized Neolithic settlements, like Jiangzhai, carbon dated to 6700–5600 years ago. The area of 5 to 6 hectares is surrounded by a ditch, probably a defensive moat, 5 to 6 meters wide. The houses were circular, built of mud and wood with overhanging thatched roofs. They sat on low foundations. There appear to be communal burial areas.Banpo is the type site associated with Yangshao Culture. Archaeological sites with similarities to the first phase at Banpo are considered to be part of the “Banpo phase” of the Yangshao culture. Banpo was excavated from 1954 to 1957.

The settlement was surrounded by a moat, with the graves and pottery kilns located outside the moat perimeter. Many of the houses were semisubterranean with the floor typically 1 meter below the ground surface.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banpo

Official Website http://bpmuseum.com

Phone +86 29 83512375

Address 155号 Banpo Rd, Baqiao, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Coordinates 34°16'28.286" N 109°2'53.088" E

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