江苏苏州尹山北宋墓(M15)发掘简报

The Excavation of Tomb M15 of the Northern Song Dynasty at Yinshan in Suzhou,Jiangsu

2013年7~12月,苏州市考古研究所对苏州古城东南的尹山汽车城建设工地进行了抢救性发掘,发现了商周、汉、六朝、唐、宋、明清时期遗存,包括墓葬26座、灰坑14个、水井3口。遗址位于苏州市吴中区郭巷街道尹山社区(图一)。现将其中一座北宋墓葬(编号M15)的发掘情况简报如下。

A tomb(M15)of the Song Dynasty was excavated by the Suzhou Municipal Institute of Archaeology at the Yinshan Community of Guoxiang Subdistrict in Wuzhong District,Suzhou City,in 2013.The structure of the tomb was a rectangular shaft.The top of the shaft had been destroyed and the coffin and body remains were not found.The unearthed objects included a blue glazed pot,a white glazed bowl,a pottery bowl,and a lacquer plate,as well as 3 bronze coins.The tomb was dated to the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty based on the objects,particularly the bronze coins,and the dated inscription on the lacquer plate.The inscription also recorded the venue and time of production,the name of the workshop,as well as the signature.It provided important information about the production and circulation of lacquer in the south of the Yangtze River during the Song Dynasty.