江苏句容及金坛市周代土墩墓

Earthen-mounted Tombs of the Zhou Period in Jurong and Jintan Cities,Jiangsu

共发掘土墩40座,清理墓葬233座、祭祀器物群229组、墓葬建筑遗存14座,出土各类文物3800多件。发掘成果极大丰富了江南土墩墓的文化内涵,在许多方面取得重要突破,为研究土墩墓的源流、分期、分区等提供了珍贵资料。

In April to September 2005, the Institute of Archaeology, Nanjing Museum, carried out a large-scale excavation to explore earthen-mounted tombs at Jurong Tianwangsi and Jintan Xuebu. They excavated 40 earthen mounts, revealed 233 tombs, unearthed 229 groups of sacrificial objects, discovered the remains of 14 burial buildings, and found more than 3,800 celadon vessels and other cultural relics. The excavation results greatly enriched the knowledge of the cultural connotation of earthen-mounted tombs in South China, clarified a lot of previously unsolved mysteries in academic circles, made important breakthroughs in the shape, structure and burial and sacrificial customs of earthen-mounted tombs, and at the same time provided detailed reliable first-hand material for studying the origin, evolution, periodization and regionalization of these burials.