Recognition of natural deformation during the excavation of ancient remains and tombs is important for tracing or enriching historic and prehistoric deformation records. Recently, the earthquake agencies,in cooperation with the cultural relics and archaeological institutions, conducted a special excavation investigation to the Gaixia remains archaeological scene in Guzhen,Anhui Province. Faults and fissures were discovered there, which,as demonstrated by the preliminary study,are the traces of two stratum dislocation events of the same period,at a time approximately corresponding to the late Dawenkou culture stage. This work may improve the recognition of earthquake relics in the cultural stratum of humanity in the East China region. Recognition of natural deformation during the excavation of ancient remains and tombs is important for tracing or enriching historic and prehistoric deformation records. Recently, the earthquake agencies, in cooperation with the cultural relics and archaeological institutions, conducted a special excavation investigation to the Gaixia remains archaeological scene in Guzhen, Anhui Province. Faults and fissures were discovered there, which, as demonstrated by the preliminary study, are the traces of two stratum dislocation events of the same period, at a time only corresponding to the late Dawenkou culture stage. This work may improve the recognition of earthquake relics in the cultural stratum of humanity in the East China region.