The Lajia site is a large settlement site of the Qijia culture in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.Through archaeological excavations over the years,large disaster remains of the Qijia culture period were found,including destroyed and severely deformed house sites,a large number of human bone remains of unnatural death inside and outside the house sites,ground cracks,red gum mud accumulation,and ash sand accumulation.Taking the distribution range,distribution characteristics,interrelationships,and time sequences of these catastrophic remains as the starting point,we systematically analyze the ancient catastrophic events that occurred at the Lajia site from an archaeological perspective by combining the results of previous research.The study shows that between 1980 and 1900 B.C.,a large mudslide from the northern gorge destroyed the southeastern part of the Lajia site and killed part of the population living in the area,followed by a major earthquake that affected the entire Lajia site,in which the Lajia village was completely destroyed and the surviving Qi ancestors fled.Within a year or two after that,a great flood of the Yellow River swept through the lower elevation area of the Guan Ting basin,including the La family site,and thus,the La family site was completely buried.
Lajia siteQijia cultureDisaster remainArchaeological observationMudslideEarthquakeYellow River flood
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