Author(s)

Rekepu Abudujielili ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Ethnology and History, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550000, China

Corresponding Author

Rekepu Abudujielili

ABSTRACT

Jade Cong is the most typical archaeological artifact in ancient Chinese culture. By studying the prehistoric archaeological Jade Cong, we can further understand the Chinese Liangzhu culture. The Jade Cong of Liangzhu Culture originated from Taihu Lake Basin and Yangtze River Basin, among which jade plays an important role. From the perspective of technological level, the jades unearthed from Liangzhu Culture and Hengshan Culture are mostly made by the method of whole body polishing. The shape is polished and polished by various techniques such as round carving, through carving, drilling and line carving. Jade Cong experienced: from round to square, the evolution of the nasal line heightened. This paper mainly summarizes the development and evolution process of prehistoric Jade Cong unearthed in Chinese archaeology from four aspects: the concept of Jade Cong, the archaeological discovery of Jade Cong, the evolution of shape and structure, and the production process of Jade Cong.

KEYWORDS

Prehistoric jade, Jade Cong, Liangzhu Culture, Archaeological excavation

CITE THIS PAPER

Rekepu Abudujielili, Research on Jade Cong Unearthed in Prehistoric Chinese Archaeology. Lecture Notes on History (2024) Vol. 6: 116-122. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/history.2024.060116.

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