Bone needles, awls, points, and hairpins (Neolithic Age)
Collection: China Museum of Medical History
Material: Bone
Description: These objects belong to tools used for production, daily life, and medical purposes.
Bone needle
Excavation site: East suburbs of Baotou, Inner Mongolia
Excavation time: 1980
Material: Bone
Size: Longest 10.5cm, shortest 3.8cm, needle tube 15.3cm
Collection: Shaanxi Museum of Medical History
Description: These bone needles are over 5000 years old. They are made from animal bones.
Bone needle
Excavation site: Daxi site, Wushan, Sichuan
Material: Bone
Size: 16cm, 9.2cm
Collection: Museum of Medical History, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Description: The tips of these bone needles are sharp, the bodies are smooth, and there are no holes at the ends.
Bone needle
Excavation site: Majiayao, Lintao County, Gansu
Description: The Majiayao site belongs to the cultural relics of the Neolithic Age. Majiayao, a Yanshao culture site in Gansu, was named after its discovery in Majiayao. It is located in Majiayao Village, Xiping Township, west bank of the Taohe River, Lintao County, 10 kilometers north of the county seat. The site includes the "Majiayao culture" of the early Neolithic period and the later "Qijia culture" and "Siwa culture," as well as remains of the Yanshao culture. The site has a rich collection of artifacts such as painted pottery, with a cultural layer thickness of 0.3 to 1.5 meters, a length of 350 meters east to west, and a width of 280 meters north to south.
