Excavation Report on the Tabu Aobao Site in Bairin Right Banner,Chifeng City in 2022
The Tabu Aobao Site was discovered in 1987.It is located on the eastern slope of the Tabu Aobao Mountain,Aobao Enger Group in Chagan Xire Gacha of Chagan Mulun Sumu of Bairin Right Banner,Chifeng City,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Previous archaeological investigations revealed that the site is related to bronze smelting activities.To cooperate with basic construction,the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region conducted excavations on the eastern slope and northern part of the site in 2022.One stove ruin of the Neolithic Age,six house foundations and fifteen ash pits of the Upper Xiajiadian Culture were excavated,and more than 70 artifacts such as pottery,stones,bones,clams and copper were unearthed.
The Tabu Aobao SiteThe Xiliang TypeThe Upper Xiajiadian Culture