Sanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇨🇳 Sichuan, Guanghan, China
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About Sanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base
Sanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base in Sichuan, Guanghan, China is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 30.9960N 104.2060E controls access to Sichuan resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for Sichuan, Guanghan, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1989 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Sanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base main structure
c. 1929
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1989–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Sanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
30.9960° N · 104.2060° E · 283 m · 3 mapped features
Sanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
30.9968° N · 104.2069° ESanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
30.9950° N · 104.2053° ESanxingdui Pit K2 Bronze Tree Base — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
30.9975° N · 104.2072° E