河南鹿邑县太清宫西周墓的发掘

A Western Zhou Tomb at Taiqinggong,Luyi County,Henan

1997年,河南省文物考古研究所、周口地区文化局受河南省委托,组成太清宫考古队,对河南省鹿邑县太清宫遗址进行了考古调查和发掘。除发掘了大面积的唐宋建筑基址外,还发现了春秋时期的马坑。

The Taiqinggong site lies in Taiqinggong township of Luyi county,Henan province,a large sized tomb was excavated there in 1997.The tomb is earth-pit and '中'shape in plan,consisting of one chamber and one tomb passage flanked in north and south sides respectively.The tomb owner's skeleton was in good condition.There were 14 human sacrifice buried in chamber and passages.The grave goods is about 2,000 in number,including pottery,primitive porcelain,bronze,jade articles by category.In addition,there are stone,bone as well as shell items.According to the bronze inscription 'Changzikou 长子口',the tomb owner might be Changzikou.Based on the tomb structure,human sac- rifice and features of tomb objects,the tomb owner might be Changzikou of Shang people interred in the initial years of Western Zhou period.