山东淄博市临淄区淄河店二号战国墓

Tomb No.2 of the Warring States Period at Zihedian of Linzi District,Zibo City,Shandong

The Zihedian cemetery is situated to the south of Zihedian village in Qiling town of Linzi district, Zibo city. In 1990, excavation was carried out in its northeast, where four large-sized tombs were found to be of the Warring States period. One of them Tomb No.2 is shaped like the character “甲” in plan, with the tomb-passage pointing to the south. The tomb pit consists of a surfaceand an underground parts; and the coffin chamber is located somewhat to the south of the center of the pit, and contains an outer and double inner coffins. At the back of the chamber is a rectangular sacrificial pit with 12 human victims. More that 20 single-shaft chariots were yielded from the tomb pit, behindwhich is a large horse burial pit. Among the rich funeral objects, the pottery comprises the ding tripod,gui food container, pot, dou stemmed vessel and its cover, dul round vessel, li tripod, lei pot, zhousaucer, pan basin, yi ewer, jian basin, jin table-shaped stand, ladle, spade and tomb figurine; thebronzes include the chime-bells, ge dagger axe, spear, shu battle mallet, halberd, sword and arrowhead;and the stone implements are represented by the chime stone. The tomb shape and the features of thegrave goods show that the burial goes back to the early Warring States period, and the tomb-owner must have been an influencial figure in the rank of high minister and noble (卿大夫).

The Zihedian cemetery is situated to the south of Zihedian village in Qiling town of Linzi district,Zibo city.In 1990,excavation was carried out in its northeast,where four large-sized tombs were found to be of the Warring States period.One of them Tomb No.2 is shaped like the character '甲' in plan,with the tomb-passage pointing to the south.The tomb pit consists of a surface and an underground parts;and the coffin chamber is located somewhat to the south of the center of the pit,and contains an outer and double inner coffins.At the back of the chamber is a rectangular sacrificial pit with 12 human victims.More that 20 single-shaft chariots were yielded from the tomb pit,behind which is a large horse burial pit.Among the rich funeral objects,the pottery comprises the ding tripod, gui food container,pot,dou stemmed vessel and its cover,dui round vessel,li tripod,lei pot,zhou saucer,pan basin,yi ewer,jian basin,jin table-shaped stand,ladle,spade and tomb figurine;the bronzes include the chime-bells,ge dagger axe,spear,shu battle mallet,halberd,sword and arrowhead; and the stone implements are represented by the chime stone.The tomb shape and the features of the grave goods show that the burial goes back to the early Warring States period,and the tomb-owner must have been an influencial figure in the rank of high minister and noble(卿大夫).