老司城考古二十年

Finding Laosicheng Tusi Site

据清代《永顺县志》记载,土司彭福石宠于南宋绍兴五年(1135年)袭职后,迁其治于灵溪之福石山,即今老司城。老司城出于军事上的目的而建,借自然环境构成了坚固的防御,环绕着城址,又有一系列险峻的军事关隘和防御设施。城址包括生活区、衙署区、街道区、墓葬区、宗教区、苑墅区等几个部分。根据目前的考古资料,老司城生活区城墙修建于明代早期,衙署区及老司城周边的大量相关建筑也大多修建于明代。从已发掘的紫金山墓葬和周边墓葬看,年代最早的是明代土司彭显英夫人墓。老司城周边石刻题铭的年代则主要集中在明代弘治、正德、嘉靖年间。

According to Yongshun County annals,after inherited the title in 1135,Tusi Peng fushichong felt that Xiazhou was constrained by Chenzhou.Therefore,he decided to relocate his regime to County Fushi,Lingxi,thus today's Laosicheng.Laosicheng was built for military purposes,with a solid defence system in line with its natural environment;surrounding the town,and possessing a series of military passes and defence facilities.The site of Laosicheng Tusi domain was divided into various zones,including residence,the administrative quarter,street areas,cemetery,the religious sector and the villas.According to the current archaeological data,the wall of the residence in Laosi town was originally built in early Ming Dynasty,as well as the administrative quarter and its related buildings in the suburban area.Among the excavated tomb of Zijinshan and its surrounding tombs,the earliest one was found to be the tomb of Madame Peng Xianying,the wife of Tusi in the Ming Dynasty.And the epigraphy found on the lithology was mainly carved during the reigns of Hongzhi,Zhengde and Jiajing of Ming Dynasty.