The Excavation of a Neolithic site at Jingtoushan in Yuyao, Zhejiang

The Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other authorities excavated the Jingtoushan site from 2019 to 2020, revealing various features such as ash pits, storage pits, red burnt soils, shell middens, and the loci of tool manufacture. Unearthed artifacts are made of pottery, stone, bone and antler, mussel, wood, and textile. In addition, a large number of faunal, floral, and minerals are also collected. The Jingtoushan site, dating between 8300 and 7800 BP, is the only prehistoric shell midden site discovered thus far in Zhejiang. It also has the oldest and deepest shell midden deposits along the coastal areas of China.