The Lower Xiajiadian culture was an early Bronze Age culture that flourished in the Liaoxi area. And it has developed numerous fortress sites. Sites can be divided into stone fortresses, earthen fortresses, and sites that have no walls. Stone fortress...
The Lower Xiajiadian culture was an early Bronze Age culture that flourished in the Liaoxi area. And it has developed numerous fortress sites. Sites can be divided into stone fortresses, earthen fortresses, and sites that have no walls. Stone fortresses constructed fortress walls using natural roughness and enhanced defensive power with various structures such as moat, bastion, and double walls.
Earthen Fortress sites are located in flat area than Stone Fortress sites. It can beseen that most of thesettlement sites overlapped and lasted for a long time, enabling stable residence. The number of general settlement sites where the walls have not been found is the largest. Through this, it can be seen that it was possible to live sufficiently without the wall. Looking at the distribution of fortress sites, the stone fortress ruins surround and defend the entire range of the Lower Xiajiadian culture.
The characteristics of the Lower Xiajiadian culture can be examined through residential areas, ritual and production remains in the settlement. Residential area using various architectural styles and materials, such as stonework, earthwork, and earth bricks was found. A number of relics have been found with dwellings, pit, and courtyard, so we can examine the characteristics of the residential area.
In addition, sites and remains related to the ritual were found. It can be seen that the ritual took place extensively. And various production facilities such as copper mine sites and molds were found, and job classification according to men and women and job differentiation were also found. Through this, it can be confirmed that the culture of the Lower Xiajiadian culture entered a complex society.