西安相家巷遗址秦封泥的发掘

EXCAVATION OF THE QIN CLAY SEALINGS AT THE XIANGJIAXIANG SITE,XI'AN

西安相家巷遗址(简称“CH相”)位于西安市未央区六村堡乡相家巷村南的东西向公路以南500米处，其东邻一条南北向的干渠，南靠一条东西向的土路。该遗址地处汉长安城桂宫遗址东北角外侧(图一；图二)。1996年，相家巷村村民在此地挖积肥坑时，发现了大量封泥。

The Xi'an Xiangjiaxiang site located to the south of Xiangjiaxiang village,Liucunpu township,Weiyang district,Xi'an city,Shaanxi province,500 meters south of a west—east highway.The site is just on the outer side of the northeastern corner of the Guigong Palace site in the Han Chang'an city.The Han Chang'an Archaeological Team carried out excavation here in the summer of 2000.6 squares of 5×5 meters and one trench of 22×2.5 meters were opened,altogether measuring an area of more than 5,000 sq m. According to the features of unearthed architectural material,such as flat and semi- cylindrical tiles and tile-ends,the site can be divided into two stages.Stage Ⅰ was from the late Warring States period to the Qin dynasty;Stage Ⅱ,from the Qin dynasty to initial years of the Western Han. During the excavation,several hundred clay sealings more than a hundred types were discovered.They belong to the Qin state of the Warring States period and the Qin dynasty. According to their contents,they belong to the then central and local governments respectively.The discovery provides crucial material data for research into the politics, economy,culture and geography of the Qin period.