江苏徐州市白云山汉墓的发掘

The Excavation of the Tombs of the Han Dynasty on Baiyun Hill in Xuzhou,Jiangsu

白云山位于江苏省徐州市区东北部,为一座海拔101.9米的石灰岩质山丘。20世纪80年代,陆续在山体主峰区域发现西汉时期竖穴石坑墓8座(M1~8),出土一批重要遗物[1]。2012年6月,在徐州市第三十二中学教学楼施工中发现西汉时期墓葬4座。墓葬位于白云山北麓,西邻京沪铁路,周围为民居所环绕(图一;图二)。现将这四座墓葬的发掘情况简报如下。

In June 2012,Xuzhou Museum excavated four tombs of the Han Dynasty on the north slope of the Baiyun Hill to the northeast of Xuzhou City proper.All of these tombs were vertical stone shaft pit or stone cave tombs,from which 49 pieces(sets)of artifacts were unearthed;among them,the tomb M12 yielded a complete assemblage of pottery ritual vessels and jade pillow,huang-semicircular pendant,ring and chape for decorating sword scabbard,which are all symbols of the high rank of the tomb occupant.Referring to the tomb structures and unearthed artifacts,the dates of these four tombs are estimated to be the early Western Han Dynasty.The excavations of these tombs have significant meanings for the studies on the burial system and funeral customs in the Xuzhou area during the early Western Han Dynasty and provide important materials for the researches on the development and evolution of the joint tombs of couples in the Western Han Dynasty.