Dawenkou Site Museum offers window into prehistoric past in E China's Shandong
Photo shows an artifact on display at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
The Dawenkou Site Museum is located in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. It traces one of China's most significant prehistoric cultures, the Dawenkou Culture, which dates back some 6,100 to 4,600 years.
The museum displays a wide range of artifacts, including stone tools, jade pieces, artifacts made of bone and horn, as well as pottery. The museum offers a thorough overview of the site's excavation results and historical significance, shedding light on the daily life, production practices, and social customs of the Dawenkou people.
Its collections provide key evidence for understanding the origins and development of Chinese civilization.
A tourist takes pictures of an artifact at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
Photo shows an artifact on display at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
Photo shows an artifact on display at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
Photo shows an artifact on display at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
A tourist takes pictures of an artifact at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
Tourists watch artifacts at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
Photo shows artifacts on display at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
Photo shows an artifact on display at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
Photo shows an artifact on display at the Dawenkou Site Museum in Dawenkou town, Daiyue district, Tai'an city, east China's Shandong Province. (People's Daily Online/Song Cui)
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