新疆乌鲁木齐萨恩萨依墓地发掘简报

Excavation of the Sa’ensayi Cemetery in Urumchi,Xinjiang

萨恩萨依墓地位于新疆乌鲁木齐市南郊板房沟乡东自杨沟村萨恩萨依沟口的二级台地上,2006～2008年新疆文物考古研究所与乌兽木齐市文物管理所联合对其进行了发掘。此次发掘共清理墓葬180座,出上陶器、铜器、骨器、石器、铁器等300余件(组)。墓葬的类型多样,文化面貌复杂,墓地年代自青铜时代至汉唐时期。此墓地的发掘为探讨中国西北地区青铜文化与欧亚草原地区文化的关系提供了珍贵的实物资料,有助干了解中国西北地区青铜文化发展的过程。

The Sa’ensayi cemetery is situated on a two-level stepped earth formation at the mouth of the Sa’ensayi valley of Baiyanggou Village in the southern suburb of Urumchi City,Xinjiang. From the year 2006 to 2008,a collaborative archaeological team excavated the graveyard. 180 tombs were excavated. More than 300 objects (counting both individual pieces and groups) were unearthed,including pottery,bronzes,and objects of iron,stone,and bone. The cemetery was active from the Bronze Ages to the Han through Tang dynasties. The tombs are various in form and cultural features. This excavation provides important materials for the study of the relationship between the bronze cultures in northwest China and the cultures of the Eurasian steppe,and also helps to shed light on the origin and development of the former.