There is the Quanling Marquis family graveyard of the Western Han period at Yaoziling 2km northeast of Yongzhou city proper, Hunan province. Tomb No. 2 excavated there in 1995 is a wooden-chambered earth shaft shaped ...There is the Quanling Marquis family graveyard of the Western Han period at Yaoziling 2km northeast of Yongzhou city proper, Hunan province. Tomb No. 2 excavated there in 1995 is a wooden-chambered earth shaft shaped like the character “甲” with the tomb-passage pointing to the west. The rectangular tomb-plt contains a double-walled beam chamber, which is partitioned into a front and a rear rooms, The peculiar structure of the chamber and coffin reflects the new burial institution for the dead of marquis rank in the Han period. Tomb 2 was robbed many times, still a lot of valuable cultural relics were found through this excavation, including bronze, lacquer, pottery, jade, gold and semi-transparent vitreous wares, Some lacquered wooden objects bear dated long inscriptions, providing important evidence for studying Han period handicrafts. Judging from the unearthed objects as well as the fact that the tomb pit is parallel to that of Quanling Marquis Liu Qing, which was excavated previously,shares the same shape with the latter, and is constructed under the barrow which is linked with that of the latter, the tomb-owner must have been Liu Qing's wife, who died at the end of the Western Han.展开更多
The bamboo slips of sacrificial-offering album from Baoshan Tomb No. 2 in Jingmen, Hubei Province were put into distinct tomb chambers separately. The second character of the second division (Nos. 265 and 266) which w...The bamboo slips of sacrificial-offering album from Baoshan Tomb No. 2 in Jingmen, Hubei Province were put into distinct tomb chambers separately. The second character of the second division (Nos. 265 and 266) which was interpreted as Zhao兆 by the staffs of the bamboo slip recovering group should be interpreted as Mao卯. The suggestion that the terms of Damao大卯 should be read as Dapao大庖 is convincing, and the vessels of Dapao referred to the utensils handled by the cooks in the kitchen. According to our regulation of the order of the bamboo slips and proposal of recovering the disconnected pieces, the fourth division (Nos.259 to 264) should be constituted into four slips, and the order of them is Nos. 259, 263/264, 260-1/262 and 261/260-2 (/means that the front and rear portions of the slips that can be constituted).展开更多
The Zihedian cemetery is situated to the south of Zihedian village in Qiling town of Linzi district, Zibo city. In 1990, excavation was carried out in its northeast, where four large-sized tombs were found to be of th...The Zihedian cemetery is situated to the south of Zihedian village in Qiling town of Linzi district, Zibo city. In 1990, excavation was carried out in its northeast, where four large-sized tombs were found to be of the Warring States period. One of them Tomb No.2 is shaped like the character “甲” in plan, with the tomb-passage pointing to the south. The tomb pit consists of a surfaceand an underground parts; and the coffin chamber is located somewhat to the south of the center of the pit, and contains an outer and double inner coffins. At the back of the chamber is a rectangular sacrificial pit with 12 human victims. More that 20 single-shaft chariots were yielded from the tomb pit, behindwhich is a large horse burial pit. Among the rich funeral objects, the pottery comprises the ding tripod,gui food container, pot, dou stemmed vessel and its cover, dul round vessel, li tripod, lei pot, zhousaucer, pan basin, yi ewer, jian basin, jin table-shaped stand, ladle, spade and tomb figurine; thebronzes include the chime-bells, ge dagger axe, spear, shu battle mallet, halberd, sword and arrowhead;and the stone implements are represented by the chime stone. The tomb shape and the features of thegrave goods show that the burial goes back to the early Warring States period, and the tomb-owner must have been an influencial figure in the rank of high minister and noble (卿大夫).展开更多
文摘There is the Quanling Marquis family graveyard of the Western Han period at Yaoziling 2km northeast of Yongzhou city proper, Hunan province. Tomb No. 2 excavated there in 1995 is a wooden-chambered earth shaft shaped like the character “甲” with the tomb-passage pointing to the west. The rectangular tomb-plt contains a double-walled beam chamber, which is partitioned into a front and a rear rooms, The peculiar structure of the chamber and coffin reflects the new burial institution for the dead of marquis rank in the Han period. Tomb 2 was robbed many times, still a lot of valuable cultural relics were found through this excavation, including bronze, lacquer, pottery, jade, gold and semi-transparent vitreous wares, Some lacquered wooden objects bear dated long inscriptions, providing important evidence for studying Han period handicrafts. Judging from the unearthed objects as well as the fact that the tomb pit is parallel to that of Quanling Marquis Liu Qing, which was excavated previously,shares the same shape with the latter, and is constructed under the barrow which is linked with that of the latter, the tomb-owner must have been Liu Qing's wife, who died at the end of the Western Han.
文摘The bamboo slips of sacrificial-offering album from Baoshan Tomb No. 2 in Jingmen, Hubei Province were put into distinct tomb chambers separately. The second character of the second division (Nos. 265 and 266) which was interpreted as Zhao兆 by the staffs of the bamboo slip recovering group should be interpreted as Mao卯. The suggestion that the terms of Damao大卯 should be read as Dapao大庖 is convincing, and the vessels of Dapao referred to the utensils handled by the cooks in the kitchen. According to our regulation of the order of the bamboo slips and proposal of recovering the disconnected pieces, the fourth division (Nos.259 to 264) should be constituted into four slips, and the order of them is Nos. 259, 263/264, 260-1/262 and 261/260-2 (/means that the front and rear portions of the slips that can be constituted).
文摘The Zihedian cemetery is situated to the south of Zihedian village in Qiling town of Linzi district, Zibo city. In 1990, excavation was carried out in its northeast, where four large-sized tombs were found to be of the Warring States period. One of them Tomb No.2 is shaped like the character “甲” in plan, with the tomb-passage pointing to the south. The tomb pit consists of a surfaceand an underground parts; and the coffin chamber is located somewhat to the south of the center of the pit, and contains an outer and double inner coffins. At the back of the chamber is a rectangular sacrificial pit with 12 human victims. More that 20 single-shaft chariots were yielded from the tomb pit, behindwhich is a large horse burial pit. Among the rich funeral objects, the pottery comprises the ding tripod,gui food container, pot, dou stemmed vessel and its cover, dul round vessel, li tripod, lei pot, zhousaucer, pan basin, yi ewer, jian basin, jin table-shaped stand, ladle, spade and tomb figurine; thebronzes include the chime-bells, ge dagger axe, spear, shu battle mallet, halberd, sword and arrowhead;and the stone implements are represented by the chime stone. The tomb shape and the features of thegrave goods show that the burial goes back to the early Warring States period, and the tomb-owner must have been an influencial figure in the rank of high minister and noble (卿大夫).
