The Baliping site,covering an area of about 1 million square meters,is located on the terrace near to the Qinhe River in the east of Bali Village,Zhengzhuang Town,Qinshui County,Jincheng City,Shanxi Province.Its duration is probably from late period of the second phase of Miaodigou culture to the first phase of Erlitou culture.There were triple moated trenches arranged at its most prosperous period about 4300 years ago.Only 460,000 square meters area remained within the outer trenches and some rammed earthen foundations of a triple connected building with an area of 504 square meters were revealed in the north of the inner trench in 2022.The Baliping site is 90 kilometers to the west from Taosi site and Zhoujiazhuang site,and their cultural features reflected by potteries varied but related to.The jade rings with collar reflected their different ethnic identities.Therefore,such cultural interaction among Baliping site,Taosi and Zhoujiazhuang in southwest Shanxi had proved the evolution of cultural pattern in the south Shanxi during the late period of ancient states.
The Baliping siteSecond phase of Miaodigou cultureSettlement
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