Chen Xingcan
archaeologist
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I believe Zhoushan Islands would not be the only place to have such breakthrough findings,
These four projects are truly eye-opening… Salt has always been a crucial strategic resource, but knowledge of its ancient use and mining was long derived only from historical texts until salt archaeology formally began in the 1990s,
- Chen Xingcan, director of the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on ThursdayGlobal Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202606…
It updates our understanding of the origins of Chinese civilization in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, and provides further evidence of the over-5,000-year timeline of Chinese civilization,
- said Chen Xingcan, a veteran archaeologist from the Chinese Academy of Social SciencesChina Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202604…
Previously we knew almost nothing about the existence of such remains in the Xuanhua area of Zhangjiakou,
These findings once again give robust material support to the assertion that China has a civilization stretching back more than 5,000 years,
Earlier
New finds push sea salt history in China to 4,800 years ago
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202606…Salt, a crucial cooking ingredient, is often a feature on the dinner table that continues to quietly influence culinary culture
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202606…Cultural heritage body unveils top 10 archaeological discoveries in 2025
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202604…Among the top 10 is the Changbai Mountain Paleolithic site group in eastern Jilin province, which covers 100,000 square kilometers and boasts more than 1,000 locations from where stone tools have been unearthed
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202604…