Xian Banpo Museum

Tour Code : C2022

Type : Historic sites , Museum

City / Province : Xian

Built in : Neolithic

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Xian Banpo Museum is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic Yangshao cultural village sites at China's Yellow River basin which consist of the remains of a 6,000 year-old village once home to a matriarchal clan community. It is the first Prehistoric site museum in China.

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Xian Banpo Museum

Village inhabited long before the glories of the various empires that made, was discovered in 1953.This village is the earliest example of the Neolithic Yangshao culture that's renowned for its colorful ceramics that feature etchings that are possibly an early form of writingThe site itself is made up of three separate areas: a residential areaa manufacturing areaand a cemeteryRemaining are 45 houses and buildings250 adult graves73 children’s burial urnsand six pottery kilns. The villagers cultivated various cropsdomesticated pigs and dogsfished in the nearby Wei River and manufactured ceramics.

Some archeologists have argued that Banpo represents a matriarchal societythough the supporting evidence remains vagueThe site has been a treasure trove of artifacts thoughwith over 8000 pieces unearthed. Some of the most interesting artifacts are the children’s burial urnsChildren weren’t buried with the adultsbut placed in urns which were buried close to. There is a hole in the top cover in order for the spirits of the deceased to travel to the.

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