Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3
Period Neolithic·Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic·🇨🇳 China Region 3, China
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About Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 in China Region 3, China is a Iron Age hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing. Recorded context — Period: Period Neolithic; Culture: Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic; Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, plaster; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Elite residence
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 BCE
- Period
- Period Neolithic
- Culture
- Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
- Purpose
- hydraulic ritual/settlement purpose for Misc-Hydraulic
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1859
- Excavation
- Excavated
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3
c. 1500 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3
On the ground
Structures & features
5.7411° S · 58.1006° E · 1966 m · 3 mapped features
- Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 — Principal Cisterncisterncistern at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 — primary structure5.7411° S · 58.0991° E
- Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 — Aqueduct Annex 2aqueductaqueduct at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 — subsidiary complex5.7397° S · 58.1021° E
- Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 — Dam Annex 3damdam at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 — primary structure5.7420° S · 58.1022° E