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The Zhengzhou Shang City () is an archaeological site in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Based upon examination of the soil in the walls of the site, it was built about 3,570 years ago, during the middle Shang dynasty. The excavation of the site has great importance in understanding the history of Shang dynasty.〔(Sohu article ) Retrieved December 25, 2011.〕〔 (Mafengwo article ) Retrieved December 25, 2011.〕 ==Excavations== The archaeologist Han Weizhou discovered the site in 1950. In the spring of 1951, a group of Chinese Science Academy members came to research in Zhengzhou. They collected some specimens and confirmed that it was indeed of Shang dynasty, and even older than the Shang city of Yinxu in Anyang. Erligang is the type site of Erligang culture. This is the area located outside the giant walls of the ancient city. Starting in 1952, the fist formal archaeological excavations at Erligang began. Also the east area of Luoyang was explored. In 1954, the archaeologist An Jinhuai and staff conducted a large-scale excavation in this area. The site of the city walls was identified to be of Shang dynasty in 1955. The living area of the royal families was found in the northeast part of Shang City. The excavation was forced to stop because of the Cultural Revolution. In 1971, An Jinhuai reorganized the archaeological group to continue excavations when he had a chance to go back to Zhengzhou. In 1973, they found ruins of many buildings of differing sizes made of ''hangtu''. This turned out to be the palace area. Archaeologists found numerous other sites in this area. The excavations are difficult because the modern city covers most of the ancient city area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zhengzhou Shang City」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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