1978—1987年,中国社会科学院考古研究所同临汾地区文化局,对陶寺遗址的普通居住址和早期大贵族墓地进行了大规模的发掘。九座贵族大墓中出土了一批精美的彩绘陶器、木器、玉石器等。其中彩绘龙盘、陶鼓、鼋鼓、石磬、木仓形器、木豆形器、玉钺、玉戚(圭)、玉璧、玉琮等都有可能代表着王者地位的礼器。另还发现了红铜铃和朱书文字等。这些发现确立了陶寺文化,建立了陶寺文化的标尺。 During 1978-1987, the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences conducted a large-scale excavation with the Linfen Regional Cultural Affairs Bureau, ordinary residences of Taosi sites and early large aristocratic cemetery. Nine aristocratic tomb unearthed a group of exquisite painted pottery, wood, jade and so on. Among them, painted dragon plates, pottery drums, drums, stone slats, wood silhouetted devices, wood shaped devices, jade jade, jade Qi (Kyu), jade bi, jade and so on are likely to represent the status of the ritual king. Another also found the red bell and Zhu Shu words and so on. These discoveries established Taosi culture and established the Taosi culture scale.