Existence: Around 1300 Years, From 7000 til 5700 BC
Belonged to: Unknown
Abandoned: Natural Disaster
Jiahu (Chinese: 賈湖) was the site of a stone age city based in the central plain of ancient China, near the Yellow River. It is located between the floodplains of the Ni River to the north, and the Sha River to the south. Most archaeologists consider the site to be one of the earliest examples of the Peiligang culture. Settled around 7000 BC. The settlement covered a relatively large area of 55,000 square meters (5.5 hectare). At one time, it was "a complex, highly organized Chinese Neolithic society".
The important discoveries of the Jiahu archaeological site include the Jiahu symbols, possibly an early example of proto-writing, carved into tortoise shells and bones; the thirty-three Jiahu flutes carved from the wing bones of cranes, believed to be among the oldest playable musical instruments in the world; and evidence of wine fermented from rice, honey and hawthorn leaves.
A broad variety of other artifacts indicates a fairly advanced settlement for the early stone age period, including residences, burial sites, pottery kilns, an assortment of implements made of stone and earthenware, and a large central structure believed to be a communal workspace. To date, 45 residences have been excavated at Jiahu. Most of these are small, between four and ten meters. Most of these were semi-subterranean (partially dug into the earth) and with a single room; however, some of these had additional rooms built on later.
Evidence shows that the area suffered catastophic flooding around 5700 BC, it was at this time that the city was abandoned, as no more archaological evidence of occupation exists after the flood.
CLIMATE: -5 - 35 C
LATITUDE: Northern Hemisphere
BUILDABLE AREA: 92%
OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS: All Connections available. Road. Rail. Sea. Air. Power.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Fertile 103km2, Forest 58.8kt, Ore 69.4kt, Oil 70.6kt
TERRAIN: Mostly flat
You can find the map on the mods site here... https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/83069/Any
And a video to gaze at here...
Cheers
AncientSwan
Belonged to: Unknown
Abandoned: Natural Disaster
Jiahu (Chinese: 賈湖) was the site of a stone age city based in the central plain of ancient China, near the Yellow River. It is located between the floodplains of the Ni River to the north, and the Sha River to the south. Most archaeologists consider the site to be one of the earliest examples of the Peiligang culture. Settled around 7000 BC. The settlement covered a relatively large area of 55,000 square meters (5.5 hectare). At one time, it was "a complex, highly organized Chinese Neolithic society".
The important discoveries of the Jiahu archaeological site include the Jiahu symbols, possibly an early example of proto-writing, carved into tortoise shells and bones; the thirty-three Jiahu flutes carved from the wing bones of cranes, believed to be among the oldest playable musical instruments in the world; and evidence of wine fermented from rice, honey and hawthorn leaves.
A broad variety of other artifacts indicates a fairly advanced settlement for the early stone age period, including residences, burial sites, pottery kilns, an assortment of implements made of stone and earthenware, and a large central structure believed to be a communal workspace. To date, 45 residences have been excavated at Jiahu. Most of these are small, between four and ten meters. Most of these were semi-subterranean (partially dug into the earth) and with a single room; however, some of these had additional rooms built on later.
Evidence shows that the area suffered catastophic flooding around 5700 BC, it was at this time that the city was abandoned, as no more archaological evidence of occupation exists after the flood.
CLIMATE: -5 - 35 C
LATITUDE: Northern Hemisphere
BUILDABLE AREA: 92%
OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS: All Connections available. Road. Rail. Sea. Air. Power.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Fertile 103km2, Forest 58.8kt, Ore 69.4kt, Oil 70.6kt
TERRAIN: Mostly flat
You can find the map on the mods site here... https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/83069/Any
And a video to gaze at here...
Cheers
AncientSwan
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