Xigoupan

[-500] SAKAS Tasmola Kulay Goro- khovo Itkul Sargat Ananyino culture Massagetae Sauro- matians Mumun Dian culture SABEANS Ordos Yanglang Shajing Pazyryk Tagar Chandman Aldy-Bel YUEZHI Subeshi ACHAEMENID EMPIRE MAHA- JANAPADAS ZHOU DYNASTY Slab-grave culture DONGHU MEROË Scythians class=notpageimage| Location of Xigoupan (), with contemporary cultures in the 6th century BCE
Geographical range	Xinjiang
Dates	9-7th centuries BCE
Major sites	40°03′22″N110°47′21″E / 40.056100°N 110.789288°E /40.056100; 110.789288
Preceded by	Karasuk culture
Followed by	Aldy-Bel culture,Pazyryk culture,Tagar culture

Xigoupan (Ch:西沟畔) is an archaeological site in theOrdos region ofInner Mongolia, known for numerous artifacts reminiscent of theScytho-Siberian art of Central Asia.^[1] The tombs are dated to the 4th-3rd century BCE and pertain to theOrdos culture. The site has been of primary importance in understanding how new gold-crafting technology developed in Northwest China during the early Iron Age, following the arrival of new technological skills from the central Asian steppes, even before the establishment of theXiongnu (209 BCE-150 CE).^[1] These technological and artistic exchanges attest to the magnitude of communication networks between China and the Mediterranean, even before the establishment of theSilk Road.^[1]

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  Silver horse harness ornament, Xigoupan M2 (4th–3rd c. BCE)
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  Gold belt buckle inscribed with Chinese characters found in Xigoupan M2 (4th-3rd century BCE)
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  Gold plaque with standing eagle from Xigoupan M2 (4th–3rd c. BCE)
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  Gold plaque with horses from Xigoupan M2 (4th–3rd c. BCE).

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