Erlitou

Erlitou, also known as Yanshi Erlitou, is a Chinese archaeological site in the Yiluo Basin of , , . Discovered by survey teams led by archaeologist Xu Xusheng in 1959, it was initially identified as Bo, the first capital of the Shang dynasty, and some Chinese archaeologists later recognize it as the capital of the Xia—a dynasty whose existence is debated by scholars.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Yanshi, Henan, China
  • Also known as: “Erlitou site”, “Erlitou Site”, and “夏都二里头遗址”

Erlitou

Latitude
34.69134° or 34° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
112.69077° or 112° 41′ 27″ east
Open location code
8P6JMMRR+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 851367302
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2692927
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Erlitou” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “二里头遗址”
  • Chinese: “二里頭”
  • Chinese: “二里頭遺址”
  • German: “Erlitou”
  • Japanese: “二里頭遺跡”
  • Literary Chinese: “二里頭遺址”
  • Polish: “Erlitou”

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