User:Generalissima/Administration of Cultural Heritage top ten archaeological discoveries

Since 1990, the National Cultural Heritage Administration, an affiliate agency of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, has released a yearly listing of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China. The listing was described by the South China Morning Post as Chinese archaeological community's main award ceremony and the "Oscars of archaeology".^[1]

1990s[edit]

1990
Name	Era	Location	Archaeological team/organization
Human skull fossils of Yun County, Hubei (湖北郧县人头骨化石; Húběi Yúnxiàn Réntóugǔ huàshí)	Paleolithic	Yun County, Hubei (now Yunyang, Shiyan)	Institute for Cultural Objects and Archeology of Hubei Province, Yunyang Regional Museum (now the Shiyan City Musem), Yun District Museum

1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010^[2]
Name	Era	Location	Archaeological team/organization
Wangjinglou	Erlitou culture to Shang dynasty	Xinzheng, Henan	Zhengzhou City Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
Daxinzhuang	Shang dynasty	Jinan, Shandong
Dahekou Cemetery	Western Zhou	Yicheng, Shanxi
Mudu city site	Spring and Autumn period	Suzhou, Jiangsu
Fengqiyuan Family Cemetery	Western Han	Xi'an, Shaanxi
Tuyugou Grottoes	4th to 13th century CE	Shanshan, Xinjiang
Lu Family Cemetery	Northern Song	Lantian, Shaanxi
Dabaoen temple site	Northern Song to Ming	Nanjing, Jiangsu
Laosicheng city site	Southern Song to Qing	Yongshun, Hunan
Nan'ao 1 shipwreck	Late Ming dynasty	Shantou, Guangdong

2011
Name	Era	Location	Archaeological team/organization	Team leader

2012^[3]
Name	Era	Location
Sunjiadong Paleolithic Site	Paleolithic	Luanchuan, Luoyang
Liujiazhai Neolithic Site	Neolithic	Jinchuan, Sichuan
Shunshanji Neolithic Site	Neolithic, c. 8300 BCE	Sihong, Jiangsu
Shimao ruins	Longshan to Erlitou culture	Shenmu, Shaanxi
Adunqiaolu Relic Site and Tombs	1900 to 1700 BCE	Wenquan, Xinjiang
Lingsheng Lake Han Dynasty Tomb	Western Han	Dingtao, Heze, Shandong
Ancient Xing Kiln Site	Sui to Five Dynasties period	Neiqiu, Hebei
Xishanpo Buddhist Temple Ruins	Liao dynasty	Lindong, Bairin Left Banner, Inner Mongolia
Old Drum Tower and Government Office site	Song to Qing	Yuzhong, Chongqing
Hailongtun Fortress Site	1257 to 1600 CE	Zunyi, Guizhou

2013^[4]
Name	Era	Location
Shigushan tombs	Western Zhou	Baoji, Shaanxi
Jiwanggu tombs	Spring and Autumn period	Yishui, Shandong
Wenfengta tombs	Eastern Zhou	Suizhou, Hubei
Tuzishan relics	Warring States period to Eastern Wu	Yiyang, Hunan
Laoguanshan tombs	Western Han	Chengdu, Sichuan
Weiqiao bridge	Han dynasty	Xi'an, Shaanxi
Hanguguan military pass relics	Eastern Han	Luoyang, Henan
Tomb of Emperor Yang of Sui	Sui dynasty	Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Shiqu rock engravings	Tibetan Empire	Sêrxü, Sichuan
Nanyao porcelain kiln	Tang Dynasty	Jingdezhen, Jiangxi

2014^[5]
Name	Era	Location
Modaoshan Mountain historic site and Nanjiang Paleolithic site	Paleolithic	Yunan, Guangdong^[6]
Dongzhao town	Erlitou culture	Zhengzhou, Henan
Guojiamiao cemetery	Warring States period	Zaoyang, Hubei
Dabona tombs	Warring States to Western Han	Xiangyun, Yunnan
Yue kiln site	Eastern Han to Cao Wei	Shangyu, Shaoxing, Zhejiang
Zhang Zhung Kingdom tomb	Zhangzhung	Ngari, Tibet
Hulun Buir ancient tombs	Northern Wei dynasty	Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia
Liyang and Huiluo granary sites	Sui dynasty	Henan
Mining and metallurgy historic sites	Liao dynasty	Dazhuangke, Yanqing, Beijing
Chieftain Yang family cemetery	Song to Ming^[7]	Zunyi, Guizhou

2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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^ McSpadden, Kevin (17 April 2024). "The Oscars of Archaeology: China unveils its top 10 discoveries of 2023". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ Yin, Pumin (July 7, 2011). "China's Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries in 2010". Beijing Review. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Lu, Na (April 17, 2013). "Top 10 archaeological finds of China in 2012". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Wang, Kaihao. "Top archeological finds of 2013". China Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ "Top 10 archaeological finds in 2014 announced". China Daily. April 10, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Liu, Suoqiang. "The excavation of the Modaoshan Site of the Paleolithic Age in Yunan County, Guangdong". Chinese Archaeology. 18 (1). Chen Shen (translator): 52.
^ Zhou, Bizu; Peng, Wan (November 18, 2017). "The tusi cemetery of the Yang Family at Xinpu New District, Zunyi City, Guizhou". Chinese Archaeology. 17 (1). Xiaolei Ding, translator. doi:10.1515/char-2017-0006/html.