◎Cishan Cultural Relics

Cishan Cultural Relics' archaeological excavations began in 1976. Cishan Culture of Neolithic Age is early than Yangshao Culture. Farming was the main way of production at that time. The unearthed foundations of houses were half-cave buildings and cellars were in rectangular size with the deepest of 7m. A large number of carbonized millet was also discovered. Thousands of artifacts made of pottery,stone,bone and mussel were found. Bones of chickens,pigs and dogs showed they were domesticated. What's more,equipment for fishing was also discovered. All these discoveries showed that at that time,farming was the main industry,while fishing and hunting the supporting ones. Cishan Cultural Relics,with its rich relics and clear local characteristics,provides extremely important clues to the exploration of the origins of Chinese agriculture and animal husbandry.(https://www.daowen.com)