乌兹别克斯坦拜松市拉巴特墓地2018年发掘简报

Brief Report on the 2018 Excavation of the Rabat Cemetery in Boysun City,Uzbekistan

拉巴特(Rabat)墓地位于乌兹别克斯坦南部苏尔汉河州拜松市,地处西天山南麓南北狭长的山间盆地,北部为海拔较高的拜松套山,其余三面为低山、丘陵地貌,拜松河自北向南流经盆地中部后汇入苏尔汉河。墓地位于拜松河西侧台地边缘,南临自然冲沟,北有近现代穆斯林墓地。北距拜松市区2公里,南距舍拉巴德市58公里,地理坐标为东经67°12′03.24″、北纬38°10′11.73″,海拔1134米(图一)。

The Uzbekistan-China joint archaeological team resumed the excavation of the Rabat cemetery at the Boysun,Surkhandarya Region in southern Uzbekistan in 2018.In total,42 tombs were uncovered,mainly consisting of side-chamber and pit tombs.Supine extended burials are prevalent throughout the cemetery.Grave goods include objects made of pottery,bronze(e.g.,mirrors,hairpins,needles,bells,earrings,rings,bracelets,and plaques),iron(e.g.,daggers,arrowheads,rings,belt buckles,and knives),and gold,as well as strings of beads made from various precious materials such as glass,faience,agate,jet,and cowries.Rabat cemetery,dating from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD,likely represents cultural remains of the Yuezhi people in Central Asia.