殷墟西北冈王陵区大墓的建造次序与埋葬制度

The Building Sequence of the Large Tombs of the Royal Mausoleum Precinct at Xibeigang in Yinxu Site and Their Burial System

西北冈位于河南省安阳市洹河以北的武官村和侯家庄一带，是殷商王陵区的所在地。整个陵区东西长约450、南北宽约250米，以中部空白地带为界，可分为东、西两区。其中东区有带四条墓道的大墓1座（HPKM1400），

The relative dates of some tombs in the royal mausoleum precinct at Xibeigang in Yinxu Site can be confirmed by the types and styles of the artifacts unearthed from them in situ. By comprehensively considering the direct and indirect stratigraphical relationships among them, the relative chronological sequences of these tombs can be established. During the Shang Dynasty, the orientations of the tombs might have been able to be defined by magnetic compasses, and the large tombs in the royal mausoleum precinct at Xibeigang can be divided into three groups by orientation. By comparing the relative chronological sequences, tomb zonings and the genealogy of the royal family of the Shang Dynasty, the occupant of each of the large tombs ir~ the Xibeigang royal mausoleum precinct could be estimated and the royal burial system of the Shang Dynasty could also he inferred.