The archaeological work at Yanshi Shang City has been progressing steadily since 2003.Successively,systematic archaeological work has been carried out at the west city wall and foundation ruins No.3 in the big city,the foundation ruins of palaces and sites left after sacrificial ruins in the southern part of the palace area,and the city wall,gates,roads,the water system and storehouses in the small city.Relevant finds enhance the understanding of the settlement pattern and urban plan of Yanshi Shang City.At the same time,there are ordered scientific archaeological work and researches.The cooperative research that spans dating analysis,zoology,botany,anthropology,handicraft industry and other fields pictures the cultural background and civilization of early Shang when Yanshi Shang City was inhabited,and lays the foundation for in-depth understandings of social changes and the development of early states in Xia-Shang period.
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