Site from the Neolithic Age to the early Bronze Age
Location: Mawan Island, Hong Kong
Period: 3700-500 BC
Excavated in 1997

Significance: It has provided important materials for the study of the prehistoric cultures of Hong Kong.
Stand of pottery vessels: kitchen utensil (up, height 18.2 cm); Pottery pot with long neck and circular leg: food container or water vessel (bottom, height 26 cm)

Introduction

Site in the North of Dongwantsai, with an unearthed area of 1,500 square meters, is a typical sand-mound site. More than 20 tombs were discovered, with abundant cultural relics such as pottery, stone and bone wares, and mussel tools. Most astonishingly, archaeologists found 15 skeletons of ancient people in the site.