Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace
良渚 · Mojiaoshan N Terrace
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Neolithic / Woodland·🇨🇳 Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Liangzhu, China
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About Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace
Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace in Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Liangzhu, China is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attributed to Neolithic / Woodland. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 84m × 87m; area 29.8 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic / Woodland earthwork with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic / Woodland
- Builders
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial earthwork with astronomical alignment
- Rediscovered
- 1938
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1076 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1914
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1578 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
30.3900° N · 120.0200° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace — structure with stratified deposits
30.3905° N · 120.0198° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace — complex with stratified deposits
30.3912° N · 120.0219° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace — outlier with stratified deposits
30.3897° N · 120.0207° E