Located at the Minghang District in Shanghai （N31 ~2'， E 121~23'12"）， the Maqiao site was discovered in 1959， and two preliminary excavations were conducted in 1960 and 1966. A report published in 1978 called the cultural remains equivalent to the Shang and the Zhou dynasties from the site as the Maqiao Culture. Large excavations and surveys resumed in the 1990s ascertained that the space of the site covers about 150，000 M2. This is one of the largest and well-preserved sites of the Maqiao Culture. Four times of excavations were carried out between 1993 and 1997， covering an area about 2，728 M2. Two house remains， 6 ash features and 12 graves belonging to the Liangzhu Culture; 4 house remains with clusters of post holes， 14 wells， 143 ash features， 8 ash ditches， 11 concentrations of potsherds， 2 hearths and 4 graves of the Maqiao Culture during the Shang and Zhou periods; 1 ash feature and 1 grave of the Spring and Autumn period; 2 ash features， 3 wells and 1 ash ditch of the Tang period; 1 ash feature， 1 ash ditch， and 3 graves of the Song and the Yuan periods have been found. A large number of artifacts such as stone tools， pottery and porcelain wares， bone and antler implements， bronze vessels were unearthed. Many faunal remains were also found. Some ecofacts were collected and analyzed as well. In addition， human remains in tombs of the Liangzhu and the Maqiao cultures were collected for DNA analysis. Owing to the abundant discoveries， this report provides a full and accurate overlook about the Maqiao Culture.
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