Taosi
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Taosi () is an archaeological site in Xiangfen County, Linfen, southwestern Shanxi province, northern China. Taosi is considered to be part of the late phase of the Longshan culture in southern Shanxi, also known as the Taosi phase (2300 BC to 1900 BC).
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Taosi
- Ancient site.native_name
- 陶寺
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location in north China
- Ancient site.map_type
- China Northern Plain
- Ancient site.relief
- 1
- Ancient site.location
- China
- Ancient site.region
- Shanxi
- Ancient site.area
- 280 ha
- Ancient site.built
- BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- BC
- Ancient site.cultures
- Longshan culture
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- Shanxi Museum - a painted pottery jar.JPG
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- catalog code
- 192
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- Taosi
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- Archaeology
- Ancient observatory
- Necropolis
- Instruments
- Emperor Yao connection
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
Taosi () is an archaeological site in Xiangfen County, Linfen, southwestern Shanxi province, northern China. Taosi is considered to be part of the late phase of the Longshan culture in southern Shanxi, also known as the Taosi phase (2300 BC to 1900 BC).
==Archaeology== thumb|left|upright|Plan of Taosi, with layout of rammed-earth enclosure Taosi was surrounded by a gigantic rammed-clay enclosure. This was discovered from 1999 to 2001 by the archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; they attributed this wall to the Middle Taosi period (4,100 to 4,000 BP). Rectangular in form with an inner area of 280 ha.
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