Activities Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Birth of Chinese Archaeology Launched in Sanmenxia

Activities Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Birth of Chinese Archaeology Launched in Sanmenxia

纪念“中国考古百年”系列活动在豫启动

The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chinese archaeology. On April 18, a launching ceremony of activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chinese archaeology, along with a forum on the Yangshao village relics site, was held in Sanmenxia city of Henan province. More than 100 experts and scholars from dozens of archaeological research institutions across China attended the event.

2021年是中国考古学诞生100周年。4月18日，纪念“中国考古百年”系列活动启动仪式暨仰韶村遗址与中国考古百年座谈会在河南省三门峡市举行，来自全国数十家考古科研单位的百余位专家学者齐聚于此，共同吹响纪念“中国考古百年”的集结号。

File photo shows the burnt mud mixed with dried grass unearthed at the Yangshao village relics site. [Photo provided to Henan Daily]

In 1921, the Yangshao village relics site in Mianchi county of Henan province was excavated for the first time, marking the birth of Chinese archaeology, and thereafter the term "Yangshao Culture", China's first-known archaeological culture, came into being in Chinese archaeological history.

据了解，1921年河南渑池仰韶村遗址的首次发掘，标志着中国考古学的诞生，中国第一支考古学文化——仰韶文化因此而得名，并由此拉开了我国田野考古的大幕。（中文来源/河南日报 翻译/赵汉青 审校/丁岚）