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The Piluo site, located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, underwent excavation and systematic survey from April to November 2021. The work was a joint effort between the Sichuan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University. The excavation revealed seven cultural strata that had been deposited continuously since the late Middle Pleistocene. Tens of thousands of lithics, including typical hand axes, were discovered, along with many remains of Paleolithic Age cultural activities such as residential floors created by prehistoric populations. These findings provide valuable data for investigating issues such as early human evolution in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as well as the distribution, origin, and development of East Asian hand axes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Currently, the walls of the Theban Tomb 123 (Luxor, Egypt) are the result and evidence of diverse histories developed over a span of 3400 years. They encapsulate, as overlapping layers, material and intangible transformations that reveal multiple uses, meanings, and ontologies which converged in the necropolis of Thebes. At this tomb, originally built for a scribe named Amenemhet, a detailed study of the stratigraphic matrix of one of the walls was undertaken. Forty-eight stratigraphic units have been documented and arranged in a Harris matrix through an exhaustive survey of the macroscopic evidence about the historical changes on the wall. The analysis performed reveals the complexity of these spaces and their multiple occupations across thousands of years and sheds light on the unambiguous visions of these places regarded as pristine relics of the pharaonic past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the history of the Badger State Archaeological Society (B.S.A.S.). It highlighting its founding and evolution; its role in promoting archaeology in Wisconsin, U.S.; and its significant contributions to artifact collection and preservation over the past 50 years. It also discusses the unique artifacts and relics found in Wisconsin, U.S., showcasing the state's archaeological richness.

Architectural remains include courtyards and large building complex foundations made of rammed earth, a barbican formed by enclosing walls, and remains of buildings constructed by the formwork of wooden planks. Keywords: Gongyi City of Henan Province; Shuanghuaishu site; three encircling trenches; residential area; Yangshao culture EN Gongyi City of Henan Province Shuanghuaishu site three encircling trenches residential area Yangshao culture 17 31 15 11/16/22 20221101 NES 221101 Postscript The original article , prepared by Wanfa Gu , Xu Wang , Yayi Hu , and Yingjun Xin , was published in Kaogu (Archaeology) 2021.7:99-106 with 42 figures. The enclosing wall Q1 is about 261m long and has a foundation trench of 1.1m to 1.7m wide, while Q3 is about 84m long and has a foundation trench of 1.2m to 1.9m wide. The foundation trench underneath the north wall is 1.2m to 2.2m wide and 0.4m to 0.8m deep; the foundation trench underneath the west wall is 1.2m to 2.2m wide and 0.5m to 1m deep; the foundation trench underneath the east wall, although subject to no trial excavation, is 1m to 1.6m wide. [Extracted from the article]

The antechamber is square in plan, while the main chamber and the two side chambers are round in plan. Khitan figures are painted between the pilasters in the east chamber, while Han figures are painted between the pilasters in the west chamber. The tomb chambers are built with bar-shaped bricks, and the gaps between the tomb pit and the brick walls are filled with layers of sand, brick fragments, and sandy soil, which are rammed layer by layer to make them solid and dense. Keywords: Beizhen City; Liaoning Province; Hongjiajie cemetery; epitaph; Han Derang; Liao dynasty EN Beizhen City Liaoning Province Hongjiajie cemetery epitaph Han Derang Liao dynasty 121 134 14 11/16/22 20221101 NES 221101 Postscript The original article , prepared by Weiwei Si , Xiongfei Wan , Chang Liu , Lei Cui , and Jiujiang Yu , was published in Kaogu (Archaeology) 2020.4:58- 76 with 47 illustrations. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Pengyang County; Ningxia; Yaoheyuan city site; high-ranking tombs; capital city of the Huo state; Western Zhou period EN Pengyang County Ningxia Yaoheyuan city site high-ranking tombs capital city of the Huo state Western Zhou period 53 64 12 11/16/22 20221101 NES 221101 Postscript The original article , prepared by Qiang Ma , was published in Kaogu (Archaeology) 2021.8:3-22 with 32 illustrations and five notes. Combined with the unearthed artifacts, its age can be dated to the late Western Zhou, which corresponds to the high-ranking burial area in the northeast, confirming that the age of the Yaoheyuan city site extended from the early to the late Western Zhou, which is also consistent with the information obtained from the investigation and excavation. Through the ongoing archaeological excavations in recent years, it is clear that the Yaoheyuan capital city of the state of Huo lasted from the early to the late Western Zhou until the eastward migration of the Zhou people to Luoyi. Yaoheyuan city site, high-ranking tombs, capital city of the Huo state, Pengyang County, Ningxia, Western Zhou period. [Extracted from the article]

The complex and constantly changing environment of underwater excavation sites makes it extremely difficult to protect fragile cultural artifacts during excavation and to keep them intact in situ. It has mostly been through the control of conditions above water that these fragile relics have been extracted. Currently, the temporary solidity of a material named veratraldehyde can provide some temporary structural strength to relics underwater, allowing them to be brought to the surface and be handled on land. This material is, however, not perfect, and the search for better materials to enable the extraction of very fragile historical relics from below the surface of the water is still necessary. In this article, a large number of materials or substances were screened in comparison with veratraldehyde for efficacy in this process, and it was found that 4-dihydrochromone performed better and proved to be more suitable than veratraldehyde for this purpose. It was found that 4-dihydrochromone has a more suitable underwater crystallization time, higher compressive strength, and lower crystal shrinkage than veratraldehyde. Finally, 4-dihydrochromone was used to simulate the extraction of fragile underwater relics and was found to successfully strengthen the aging wooden woven frame to a sufficient degree that it could be transported onto land and restored to the state it was originally in while it was still underwater. This shows that 4-dihydrochromone is a superior material to use in the extraction process and that its ability to temporarily reinforce and extract fragile underwater cultural relics is better than that of veratraldehyde. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated at the site of Sunjiagang during 2016–2018 after 33 earthen pit tombs were uncovered in 1991. It yielded 192 pit tombs and one urn burial along with a number of pottery vessels and jade artifacts. The whole cemetery was laid out with a clear pattern of spatial arrangement, organized in an orderly style. A unique burial practice prevailed in the cemetery, for which the deceased was laid upon a layer of grave goods. According to the typology of unearthed pottery vessels and jade artifacts, the cemetery at the Sunjiagang site dates sometime from 2200 to 1800 BCE. It represents a new local variant of the Xiaojiawuji culture, and thus can be named the Sunjiagang type culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Five series of archaeological excavations were conducted at the Honghe site from 2013–2019. Fieldwork during the 2013–2017 season confirmed that cultural attributes of late Neolithic remains found at Honghe were identical to the Ang'angxi culture as first established by Liang Siyong. Thus, this fieldwork adds further evidence to understanding the cultural implications, attributes, and chronology of Ang'angxi culture. Excavation during the 2018–2019 season subsequently revealed settlement pattern belonging the Ang'angxi culture in the Nenjiang River Basin, demonstrating a mixed sedentary subsistence strategy, including fishing, hunting, and farming, practiced regionally during the late Neolithic. This provides significant materials for understanding the civilizational trajectory of that time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Zaoshulin cemetery includes five large tombs with an entry ramp leading to a central chamber on one side, 19 medium tombs, and 62 small tombs. According to the inscriptions on the bronze vessels, the layout of the tombs, and the grave assemblages, this cemetery was the burial place for the high-ranking noblemen of the Zeng state. Three hierarchies of tombs from large to small in size correspond to the social ranks of marquises, high-ranking noblemen, and low-ranking noblemen. Amongst these tombs, the occupants of five large burials in three groups are identified as Lord Qiu of Zeng and his wife Yu, Marquis Bao of Zeng and his wife Mi Jia, and Marquis De of Zeng. The Zaoshulin cemetery, along with the sites and cemeteries at Yejiashan, Wenfengta, Guojiamiao, Sujialong, presents a clear and complete archaeological sequence of the culture of Zeng. It also establishes a reference point for Bronze Age archaeological culture in South China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A small, walled settlement spanning the early through mid-Longshan culture was discovered at Ximengzhuang site, Tengzhou City, Shandong Province. The development of the settlement encompasses two periods: a square enclosure in the early period and a circular enclosure in the late period. Houses inside the enclosure might have been laid out in rows from south to north during the early period; late period houses can be divided into three phases. All houses were laid out along the circular enclosure, which could be used as a special space for storage. Cultural remains after the abandonment of the walled settlement date to the mid-Longshan culture. The Ximengzhuang site is the first small Longshan culture settlement to have been revealed in its entirety in China, with a clear trajectory of development and distinguishing characteristics as regards periodization. The Ximengzhuang site may have been a military outpost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]