Haogang Midden Site, Archaeological site in Dongguan, China.
Haogang Midden Site is a Neolithic shell-midden site in Shenghe Village, Nancheng Subdistrict, Dongguan. Excavations exposed layers of discarded shells together with pottery fragments and stone tools. The site is now the Haogang Site Museum of Dongguan, whose curved reddish-brown brick wall carries gold Chinese characters and the English line "ANG SITE MUSEUM OF DONGGUAN" beneath a broad white overhang.
The site dates back from the Neolithic period through the Han Dynasty, documenting early settlement of the Pearl River Delta. Different layers of deposits record how human communities evolved over thousands of years.
The recovered objects show how ancient people here depended on the sea and its resources for survival. You can see how these coastal communities evolved and adapted over time.
Visitors can explore the site through guided tours that explain the archaeological finds and display them in exhibition areas. It helps to check guided tour availability beforehand and allow enough time to see the displays properly.
The site lies in Shenghe Village, Nancheng Subdistrict, and was listed as a Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Unit in November 2008, then elevated to the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in 2013. The gold lettering on the brick wall reads "ANG SITE MUSEUM OF DONGGUAN".
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