China's top 10 archaeological discoveries in 2016 revealed

A close-up view of the Niupodong cave site in Gui'an, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Two communal areas, seven burial sites and more than 10 different fire pits have been discovered in the cave site. Numerous stone vessels, bone tools and ceramic shards have also been unearthed. The list of the 10 most significant archaeological discoveries of 2016 was announced by China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage on Wednesday in Beijing. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

A photo shows perforated calcite ornaments unearthed from the Pigeon mountain site, Qingtongxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The 10 sites were selected from over 2,000 sites that archaeologists have worked on last year. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Jade wares unearthed in Neolithic Shijiahe site in Tianmen, central China's Hubei Province [Photo: Xinhua]

Pieces of a celadon porcelain wine pot unearthed from the Kuzhaikeng Celadon Kiln site in Yongchun county, southeast China's Fujian Province [Photo: Xinhua]

A photo shows Yongshan Blood Pool, a sacrificial site used by the emperors of the Qin (221–206 B.C.) and Western Han (206 B.C.–A.D. 24) dynasties excavated in Fengxiang, Shaanxi province. More than 2,000 relics such as bronze chariots and jade articles have been unearthed at the site. [Photo: Xinhua]

Clay "Dou" food vessels unearthed at the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) Lucheng City Site in Tongzhou district, Beijing [Photo: Xinhua]

Relics unearthed in the Shanglinghu Mise Ceramic Site in Cixi, east China's Zhejiang province. [Photo: Xinhua]

A long-necked vase unearthed from the Guzhen Song and Jin Ceramic Kiln Site in Hejin, north China's Shanxi Province. [Photo: Xinhua]

An archaeologist displays crucibles used for extracting minerals in ancient times, which were discovered at the Tongmuling Mining and Metallurgy site, Guiyang county, Hunan province. [Photo: Xinhua]

Asoka pagodas from the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties unearthed from a site in Qingpu district, Shanghai [Photo: Chinanews.com]