Shaanxi Provinciai Institute of Archaeology excavated a sand -filled tomb of the Western Han dynasty at Youjiazhuang village,northern surburs of Xi’an in September 1998.109 relics including coluor painted figurines,g...Shaanxi Provinciai Institute of Archaeology excavated a sand -filled tomb of the Western Han dynasty at Youjiazhuang village,northern surburs of Xi’an in September 1998.109 relics including coluor painted figurines,glazed pottery,pottery vessels,laquer etc.were unearthed although the tomb had been robbed for several times.The tomb,dated middle or late period of the Western Han,has a slope passage,a pit shaped chamber with one inner coffin and one outer coffin inside.We think the tomb owner should be a noble or official with a higher social status.The excavation of the tomb offers a rare example for study on the sand-filled tomb system of the Western Han.展开更多
文摘Shaanxi Provinciai Institute of Archaeology excavated a sand -filled tomb of the Western Han dynasty at Youjiazhuang village,northern surburs of Xi’an in September 1998.109 relics including coluor painted figurines,glazed pottery,pottery vessels,laquer etc.were unearthed although the tomb had been robbed for several times.The tomb,dated middle or late period of the Western Han,has a slope passage,a pit shaped chamber with one inner coffin and one outer coffin inside.We think the tomb owner should be a noble or official with a higher social status.The excavation of the tomb offers a rare example for study on the sand-filled tomb system of the Western Han.
