辽宁朝阳八里堡唐墓发掘简报

Excavation of Balipu Tang Tombs in Chaoyang, Liaoning

2021年4月,辽宁省朝阳市龙城区海龙街道梧桐公馆小区基建工地发现2座墓葬。2021年7~9月,经国家文物局批准,辽宁省文物考古研究院与朝阳市龙城区博物馆组成联合考古队,对这两座墓葬进行了抢救性发掘。墓葬位于朝阳市区西南部龙翔大街与锦承铁路交会处西南约0.2公里处。

From July to September 2021,the Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and others conducted a rescue excavation of two Tang tombs discovered in Balipu,Longcheng District,Chaoyang City.The two tombs that have been disturbed are brick-built and consist of the tomb passage,tomb gate,corridor,and single chamber.Tomb M1 has a smaller tomb chamber in the shape of a squircle,from which unearthed a small number of pottery,bronzes,and ironware;in tomb M2,with a larger circular tomb chamber,found a large amount of pottery,glazed pottery,bronzes,ironware,and silverware.According to tomb structures,unearthed artifacts,and epitaph inscriptions,M1 dates to the early Tang Dynasty;the occupant of M2 is a Khitan named Li Tong,the provincial governor(cishi)of Shizhou,who died in the second year of the Linde Era(665)of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and was buried in the first year of the Qianfeng Era(666).The excavation provides essential data for studying the material culture,cultural exchanges,and ethnic relations in the Chaoyang area during the Tang Dynasty.