History of Chinese Archaeology

The first unit is about the accumulation process of epigraphy, the predecessor of archaeology.     

The second unit introduces the birth of Chinese archaeology and focuses on the beginning of archaeology in Shaanxi —— the archaeology of Douji Terrace.

The third unit systematically introduces the development of archaeology in Shaanxi since the founding of New China, involving the famous sites such as the Banpo Site, Bronze Warehousing, Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Famen Temple Underground Palace, and Han Yang Ling Mausoleum.

Cultural Genealogy

Unit 1 "Paleolithic"

This unit focuses on the origins of modern man and the communication and migration of the ancient man.

Units 2, 3 and 4 

  "Neolithic" "Xia and Shang Dynasties" "Pre-Zhou Culture"

These units introduce the various types of culture that have evolved in Shaanxi, including their distribution, characteristics, and representative sites, also supported by introductions of some archaeological subdisciplines such as zooarchaeology, phytoarchaeology, and physical anthropology.

Unit 5 "Zhouyuan Site"

This unit basically summarizes the archaeological accumulations of the Zhouyuan Site over the past sixty years.     

"The Most Luxurious Car in the Western Zhou Dynasty"——Remains of Carriage Pit at Hejiazhuang

Key Archaeological Discoveries

The first unit focuses on the three metropolitan sites of Yangguanzhai, Lushanmao and Shimao. The second unit introduces the richest remains of the Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasties in Shaanxi, including capital cities, imperial tombs, and noble and civilian burials.

These units also highlight the Qin Shihuang's mausoleum and political thought, Western Han emperors' mausoleums and the imperial system, mausoleums of the Tang Dynasty and its international status and cultural exchanges, as well as the tombs of nobles and social life in the Tang Dynasty.

The third unit focuses on the life of the ancient scholars, such as the Lü family cemetery, and the development of the ancient porcelain industry, such as the Yaozhou kiln.

Archaeological Conservation

       

The exhibition hall is divided into seven units according to the different textures of the conserved objects, including the restoration, conservation and study of ceramics, bronzes, complex remains, murals, textiles and lacquer.

Key info for visiting Shaanxi Archaeology Museum

Open time

The Shaanxi Archaeological Museum will be open to the public on a trial basis from Thursday, April 28 to Sunday, July 31, 2022. Daily opening time is 09:00 to 17:00, ticket checking stops at 16:00, and the museum closes every Wednesday (except for legal holidays).

Suggested touring period: around 2 hours

Reservation

Please reserve your tickets 5 days in advance (including the day of visit) through the museum's official WeChat account "考古陕西". During the trial period, tickets will be automatically released in batches at 9:00 a.m. and 14:00 p.m. every day, with 750 tickets per batch. A maximum of 5 tickets can be reserved by one person, so please make reservations subject to your actual need.

               

Scan to follow "考古陕西" to make reservations

(the reservation function might be in place 5 days before the trial opening)

Consult tel: 029-89251666（line open on April 22）

Ticket price: Free admission during the trial period.

Please collect your paper tickets at the Visitor Center with your electronic reservation proof and valid ID.Special notice

Visitors are requested to present green health code, green digital travel records, valid ID, negative 48-hour NAT, and to take temperature measurement.

Per continuous epidemic prevention and control, all visitors must wear masks and shall not gather, maintain one-meter line, and please cooperate with the guidance and management of the museum staff.