2003年度元中都皇城南门的发掘

The Excavation of Huangcheng's Southern Gate of the Middle Capital of the Yuan Dynasty

2003年,河北省文物研究所等单位对位于河北省张北县的元中都遗址皇城南门第一发掘区进行了考古发掘,从而确定了皇城南门的准确位置,解决了皇城南墙与宫城南墙的间距问题。出土的琉璃建筑构件,说明城门已经建成。简略的城门形制作为皇城正门,也较为少见,在元代考古发掘中属首次发现。此次发掘为研究元中都的布局、建设进程,以及元代的城门结构提供了重要资料。城门南部勘探发现的夯土遗迹为下一步工作规划提供了依据。

In 2003, archaeological institute of Hebei Province and other organizations co-conducted an excavation in the first district of the Huangcheng＇s southem gate of the Middle Capital which is situated in Zhangbei county of Hebei Province. Though this conduction, the archaeological team ascertatined the accurate location of this gate and solved the problem about the distance between southem wall of Huangcheng and southem wall of Gongcheng. Some colored-glaze architeeturl components were found in this site, it suggests that the gate has been completed. It is the first time that such a simple gate as the main gate of Huangcheng has been discovered in archaeological excavation of the Yuan Dynasty. The excavation provides important data to the research on distribution of the Middle Capital, process of construction, and structure of city gate. The tampered remains which were found in the south of the gate shed light on the next excavation.