The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has released China's six top new archaeological discoveries of 2015 on Tuesday.

 

The results were chosen from dozens of new archaeological discoveries in 2015 by judges from the SACH, the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, the National Museum and other archaeological institutions.

 

1. Haihunhou cemetery in Jiangxi

 

Artifacts found at the cemetery are preserved at a laboratory in Nanchang of East China's Jiangxi province for further study. The Haihunhou cemetery is located a kilometer from the nearest village in Nanchang. It covers some 40,000 square meters with eight tombs and a chariot burial site with walls that stretch for almost 900 meters. The site was first discovered in November and it is considered the most complete cemetery of the Western Han Dynasty.

 

The photos show gold items, a jade pendant, and a turtle-shaped jade seal unearthed from the Haihunhou cemetery dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

2. A Qing Dynasty warship from Sino-Japan War in the Yellow Sea

 

The warship, found near waters off Dandong in Northeast China's Liaoning province, was confirmed to be the Zhiyuan, a famous vessel of the Beiyang Fleet that sank on Sept 17, 1894 during the First Sino-Japanese War.
 

Archeologists measure wreckage from the "Dandong No.1" under the Yellow Sea, Oct 5, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

3. The site of the hall of the supreme being of the ancient Luoyang imperial city
 

The ruins of the pivot area of Luoyang imperial city during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386-534) in Henan province. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

4. Zhouyuan site in Shaanxi province
 

Bronze wares unearthed from the Zhouyuan site in Baoji, Shaanxi province. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

5. Liangzhu culture sites in Jiangsu province
 

The excavation site of Liangzhu culture site in East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

6. Neolithic Age site in Hainan province
 

Stone artifacts unearthed from the Neolithic Age site in the southeastern coastal areas of Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua]\

 

Reporters pose with their awards and guests at the press conference of the announcement of top six new archaeological finds of 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]