山西襄汾陶寺北墓地春秋墓(M3011)发掘简报

Excavation of Tomb M3011 of the Spring and Autumn Period at the Taosi North Cemetery in Xiangfen,Shanxi

陶寺墓地位于山西省襄汾县城东北约7.5公里处的陶寺乡陶寺村北(图一)。东南距塔儿山主峰约10公里,地势大致自东南向西北倾斜,北部地势逐渐降低,和王云村相接;东部是沟谷,最宽处近百米,原有河流,当地人称北河,今被开垦为农田;西部有一条南北向的沟谷,宽30余米,沟谷以西是临汾至襄汾县道;南邻陶寺村。

The Taosi North Cemetery is located in Taosi Village,northeast of Xiangfen County,Shanxi Province.From 2016 to 2017,the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archeology and others excavated the cemetery and cleared six tombs belonging to the Spring and Autumn period.Although disturbed,M3011 is still a large-scale tomb with abundant artifacts of bronzes,jades,bone wares,and many decayed lacquerwares that cannot be collected.Bronzes are particularly exquisite,including two sets of dingtripods,three huo ding-tripods,a set of 16 yong zhong-bells,a set of 13 bo zhong-bells,and a drum stand.Inscriptions found on yong zhong-bells indicating they belonged to the state of Wei(卫),as they were unearthed on the territory of the state of Jin(晋),which verified the alliance between Jin and Wei as recorded in historical documents.Besides,the drum stand is the largest ever found in archaeological excavations.Given the tomb structure and unearthed artifacts,the tomb occupant at least held a noble rank of dafu("grand master").The excavation is significant for further recognizing political changes during the Spring and Autumn period.