4000-Year-Old Crypt Houses Discovered in Henan

4000-Year-Old Crypt Houses Discovered in Henan

河南发现4000年前窑洞建筑

 

Remains of 22 houses of Longshan Culture period (around 2500 BC-2000 BC) were recently discovered at the Xiaojiaokou Site in Sanmenxia city of Central China's Henan province, said a source from Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology on January 20. Apart from 3 crypt houses, the rest are semi-crypt ones. It is worth noting that the crypt houses painted with lime, 吕-shaped semi-crypt ones and pottery kilns discovered at the Xiaojiaokou Site show the style of Taosi Culture period (around 2300-1900BC), which are of great significance to study the major issues related to early China and the progress of Xia Dynasty (about 2070-1600 BC) in Central China.

1月20日，记者从河南省文物考古研究院获悉，三门峡市小交口遗址考古发现龙山时期房址22座，根据房屋结构可分为窑洞式、半地穴式两大类，其中窑洞式建筑3座。值得注意的是，带白灰面的窑洞式建筑、半地穴式的吕字形房屋、陶窑等具有陶寺文化风格，对研究以陶寺遗址为代表的早期国家形成、中原地区夏文化进程具有重要意义。

Some discoveries at the Xiaojiaokou Site. [Photo/Henan Daily]

Only one crypt house, with 1.5 meters in height, 1.3 meters in width and 3.9 meters in length, was excavated this time. Its ground and walls had been renovated for many times.

此次发掘仅清理出一座窑洞式建筑，残高1.5米，底部残宽1.3米，长3.9米。现存墙壁弧度较大，地面和墙壁均经过多次修整。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/张体义 温小娟 编译/赵汉青 王家琦 海报/王君艺 审校/陈行洁）