Majiayuan site
Archaeological site in Gansu, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Majiayuan (Ch:马家垸遗址) is an 3rd-2nd century BCE archaeological site in Gansu, China. The site is considered as belonging to rulers of the culture of the Xirong ("Western Barbarians"), recently subjugated by the state of Qin, who included them within the defensive wall of King Zhao of Qin, built in 271 BCE.[3][4] It is rather similar to another Xirong site about 50 km away, the Wangjiawa cemetery (王家洼墓地).[5] Majiayuan was a zone of interraction between the Chinese and their nomadic neighbours to the west and north during the Warring States period (476–221 BCE).[4]
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Geographical range | Gansu |
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Dates | 3rd century BCE |
Major sites | 36.2615°N 105.079°E / 36.2615; 105.079 |
Preceded by | Shajing culture (800–200 BCE)[1] |
Followed by | Han dynasty |
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