Shuidonggou
38°17′24″N 106°30′18″E / 38.29°N 106.505°E
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Shuidonggou is an archaeological site and tourist attraction in Ordos, Yinchuan, Ningxia. It is the earliest paleolithic site in China, dating from over 30,000 years ago,[1] and one of the AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China, a list of the most important and best-maintained tourist attractions in the People's Republic of China.[2]
History
Human occupation of the site took place in the
Middle Holocene. Over 50,000 individual items have been collected from the site.[3]
A section of the Great Wall of China lies within the site.[3]
Discovery
Émile Licent, a paleontologist from France, was the first to discover the site in 1920, finding a Rhinoceros fossil and stone tools. His discovery was followed up by a formal excavation in 1923 and successive excavations since.[1]
References
- ^ a b Tiballi, Anne. "SHUIDONGGOU – A Time And Space Tunnel Of China's Archaeology Study – Li Li". Penn Museum Blog. Penn Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Shuidonggou, Yinchuan". China Daily. China Daily. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b Pei, Shuwen (2012). "The Shuidonggou site complex: new excavations and implications for the earliest Late Paleolithic in North China". Journal of Archaeological Science. 39 (12): 3610–3626. Retrieved 15 December 2022.