List of Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries in 2012

1. Sunjiadong Paleolithic (about 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago) Site in Luanchuan county, Henan province, belongs to early Paleolithic Age

2. Shunshanji Neolithic (about 10,000 to 5,000 years ago) Site in Sihong county, Jiangsu province, dates back 8,100 to 7,000 years

3. Liujiazhai Neolithic Site in Jinchuan county, Sichuan province, belongs to late Neolithic Age

4. Shimao Ruins in Shenmu county, Shaanxi province, from late Longshan Period (about 2350 to 1950 BC) to Xia Dynasty (c.21st century-16th century BC)

5. Adunqiaolu Relic Site and Tombs in Wenquan county in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, date back to 1900 to 1700 BC

6. Lingshenghu Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Tombs in Dingtao county, Shandong province

7. Ancient Xing Kiln Site in Hebei's Neiqiu county, range from Sui Dynasty (581-618) to Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

8. Xishanpo Buddhist Temple Ruins in the Imperial City of the ancient Liao Dynasty (916-1125) capital in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region

9. Old Drum Tower and Government Office Site in Yuzhong district of Chongqing, range from Song Dynasty (960-1279) to Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

10. Hailongtun Tusi castle ruins in Zunyi, Guizhou province, built in 1257 and damaged in 1600

Source: the State Administration of Cultural Heritage

(China Daily 04/10/2013 page7)