Taosi site

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:area 2.8 square kilometers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Longshan_culture
gptkbp:capital gptkb:legendary_Yao_dynasty
gptkbp:date 2300–1900 BCE
gptkbp:excavatedBy 1978
gptkbp:features cemeteries
workshops
jade artifacts
ceramic production
residential zones
bronze artifacts
bone artifacts
palatial structures
rammed earth walls
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taosi site
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Shanxi_Province
gptkb:Xiangfen_County
gptkbp:notableFor earliest known Chinese observatory
large ancient city ruins
gptkbp:period late Neolithic
gptkbp:significance evidence of early urbanization
evidence of early social stratification
evidence of early Chinese astronomy
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2013
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:prehistoric_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6