Archaeological Team of Qin Shi Hau Mall soleum The accessory pit K9801,situated 200 meters southeast of the grave moun d of Qin Shi Huang,is the largest satellite burial within the outer mausoleum wa ll and takes an a...Archaeological Team of Qin Shi Hau Mall soleum The accessory pit K9801,situated 200 meters southeast of the grave moun d of Qin Shi Huang,is the largest satellite burial within the outer mausoleum wa ll and takes an area of about 13,000 square meters Trial digging conducted by t he Archaeological Team on the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum from the August to Decembe r,1998 revealed that it was an underguound earthen-and-timber structure consisti ng of corridors and rammed earthen walls Unfortunately,it was burnt down severe ly Three exploratory test pits have yielded a great number of armor plates made of limestone and sewed with bronze wire The structures and types of these armo rs and helmets can be distinguished although most of them have been fired and da maged It is the first time that stone armors and helmets as burial objects come to light in the history of archaeology The variety and exquisite modeling of t he armors are significant to the research of the Chinese ancient weaponry.展开更多
The accompanying burial pit K9901 is situated in the southeast of the territory within the outer walls of the Qin Shi Huangdi mausoleum garden and occupies an area of 700 sq m. A trial excavation in a part of it was c...The accompanying burial pit K9901 is situated in the southeast of the territory within the outer walls of the Qin Shi Huangdi mausoleum garden and occupies an area of 700 sq m. A trial excavation in a part of it was carried out by the Qin Shl Huangdi Mausoleum Archaeological Team in May—June 1999. The pit is a typical earthen-and-wooden gallery-shaped underground structure, the wooden part of which was destroyed by fire shortly after the completion of the building. The astonishing finds from the trial excavation are a huge bronze ding and eleven terra-cotta figures of acrobats. The ding is a double-eared tripod with exquisite designs on the ears, belly and leg-bases, weighs 212kg and must have been an important ritual vessel in the ancestral temple of the royal family. The terra-cotta acrobats are yielded from the third passage pit. Dressed in short skirts and being in various postures, they represent different acrobatic performances and provide valuable material for studying entertainment culture in the Qin palace and the history of Chinese acrobatics.展开更多
文摘Archaeological Team of Qin Shi Hau Mall soleum The accessory pit K9801,situated 200 meters southeast of the grave moun d of Qin Shi Huang,is the largest satellite burial within the outer mausoleum wa ll and takes an area of about 13,000 square meters Trial digging conducted by t he Archaeological Team on the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum from the August to Decembe r,1998 revealed that it was an underguound earthen-and-timber structure consisti ng of corridors and rammed earthen walls Unfortunately,it was burnt down severe ly Three exploratory test pits have yielded a great number of armor plates made of limestone and sewed with bronze wire The structures and types of these armo rs and helmets can be distinguished although most of them have been fired and da maged It is the first time that stone armors and helmets as burial objects come to light in the history of archaeology The variety and exquisite modeling of t he armors are significant to the research of the Chinese ancient weaponry.
文摘The accompanying burial pit K9901 is situated in the southeast of the territory within the outer walls of the Qin Shi Huangdi mausoleum garden and occupies an area of 700 sq m. A trial excavation in a part of it was carried out by the Qin Shl Huangdi Mausoleum Archaeological Team in May—June 1999. The pit is a typical earthen-and-wooden gallery-shaped underground structure, the wooden part of which was destroyed by fire shortly after the completion of the building. The astonishing finds from the trial excavation are a huge bronze ding and eleven terra-cotta figures of acrobats. The ding is a double-eared tripod with exquisite designs on the ears, belly and leg-bases, weighs 212kg and must have been an important ritual vessel in the ancestral temple of the royal family. The terra-cotta acrobats are yielded from the third passage pit. Dressed in short skirts and being in various postures, they represent different acrobatic performances and provide valuable material for studying entertainment culture in the Qin palace and the history of Chinese acrobatics.
