湖南郴州李家坝明墓

Ming Tombs at Lijiaba in Chenzhou City of Hunan Province

2000年7月26日,郴州市文物处考古人员对郴州市北湖区郴江镇李家坝私人建房工地进行考古调查,发现1座明代墓葬。墓葬平面呈长方形,为竖穴土坑墓,由棺和椁组成。随葬器物49件,以文房用品为主。该墓形制是明代墓葬中常见的类型。此墓主人是何仲方的可能性较大,但也不排除是其他人。

On July 26 of 2000,archaeologists from Chenzhou Municipal Administration of Cultural Relics discovered a Ming Dynasty tomb while they were making a survey of the construction site of a private residence at Lijiaba of Chenjiang Township,Beihu District,Chenzhou City.The tomb,oblong in shape and of a vertical earth pit,consists of an outer coffin and an inner coffin.It has yielded 49 burial objects,most of which are articles used in a scholar’s study.The shape of the tomb is quite common among Ming tombs.The tomb occupant is very likely He Zhongfang,but it also could be some other person.