Han Dynasty unearthed pottery pig
Unearthed Buckle
In tombs excavated into the final stages of clean-up
Chengdu Qingbaijiang Xiangfuzhen years found in the village, Song Han tombs, funerary objects unearthed more than 100
Han Dynasty unearthed pottery pig
Unearthed Buckle
In tombs excavated into the final stages of clean-up
● preliminary judge for the Tomb of which 19, 2 to Songmu remaining burial due to lack of basis, temporarily unable to dating
● "to wear a hook, indicating that the tomb is not as civilians, should be at a certain social status or economic power."
● In the archaeological excavations, the tomb were unearthed over a hundred pieces, mainly in ceramic and bronze
Stayed in the town of Chengdu Qingbaijiang village a thousand years more than 5000 square meters of area, "earth dam dam", the "sleeping" with dozens of ancient tombs.
Recently, the Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology joint Qingbaijiang paper tubes, from here out of 28 rescue excavations of ancient tombs, dating from the late Western Han Dynasty span has been extended to the Song dynasty, most of them built in the Eastern Han Dynasty brick tomb.
Tomb unearthed a complete skull arranged uniform Songmu
In June this year, "Western China Building Material Industrial Park" in Chengdu Qingbaijiang start planning to start building, Xiangfu town some years the village has been included as open space land for Phase II construction project. Upon receipt of an application for the project to be built, Qingbaijiang paper tubes for the exploration of the here and found an area of 5000 square meters, nearly 2 meters below the earth station, most likely an ancient burial tombs. July, Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology joint Qingbaijiang paper tubes, at the tombs of these rescue excavations carried out.
Yesterday, the reporter went to the village 6 years group, close to Guihong Road side of the road, 28 l-shaped pit was densely distributed. Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology site person in charge left Zhiqiang said, according to the current excavations unearthed artifacts and burial of the overall shape can determine which 19 of the initial tomb, two of Songmu remaining burials due to lack of basis, temporarily unable to dating. All of the brick tomb tombs, most of the years of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Song Han tombs and clear on the difference between Graves, Han groups are arranged into a neat, architectural style atmosphere, the rules of the rectangular tomb showing the bottom and sides and assembled brick, brick thickness of 6-8 cm, mostly edge of the side brick brick engraved with various patterns. There is a clear pattern among the coin design. "This is called Lianbi pattern, also known as pattern coins together." Zuo Zhiqiang, said this money to the Sichuan region of masonry pattern is more common, is the tomb symbol of status and wealth.
Compared to the tomb of the uniform, not the law of distribution of two Song Dynasty tomb, and the overall narrow pit. Song in a tomb, the archaeologists found a well preserved skull, overhead place with two metal hairpin. "The skull shape more rounded forehead, with the obvious female hair hairpin appliances, can initially determine the tomb is a woman." On-site archaeologists said.
Min Han tombs or family burial pit suspected child
In the excavated tombs, the largest pit length of 7 meters wide and nearly 4 meters, the minimum pit length of only 1 meter point, and not enough to bury an adult. Left Zhiqiang said, there possible that there are two small graves, one for the burial of aborted children, two burial elsewhere will be migrated to this skeleton.
West China City Daily reporter saw some pottery coffin equipped with a tomb, one of the largest tomb in five. Archaeologists said the cliff in the Han Dynasty pottery coffin to the more common brick tomb are rare, this time to explore the tombs of the Han Dynasty style and lifestyle has a certain value.
"From the above these features, you can determine the initial tomb here is very likely that the family tombs." On-site archaeologists said.
At noon yesterday, clearing the last one in the Eastern Han tomb, the archaeologists also found a new harvest, in the pit unearthed a bronze car of potatoes, a bronze hook, and more than 10 pieces of five baht money. Archaeologists say that the ancients of the belt hook of hooks, similar to modern belt belt, is a status symbol. "To wear a hook, that the tomb is not as civilians at the time should have a certain social status or economic power."
Prevailing winds of the Han Dynasty burial unearthed pottery pig ears erect
In this archaeological excavations unearthed a total of more than 100 pieces of funerary objects, mainly in clay and bronze. More abundant species, both Tao Bo, pottery, ceramic stoves, pottery and other household items well, but also ceramic chickens, pottery dogs, pigs and other animals, pottery, bronzes to five baht money-based. "At present, to determine the repair of the eighty seven."
Among the many funerary objects, a well-preserved Han Dynasty most eye-catching ceramic pig, pig pottery about 30 cm in length and weighs about 6 pounds, naive style, vivid, Yuangun smooth belly, the long beak like protrusion is prowl, knot tail upturned. "Oh, that pig good clever!" Site clean-up staff from time to time praise.
West China City Daily reporter found that pig ears are upright. "Pig ears upright, perhaps to a more vivid, ceramic pig as a model, just a form of symbolic meaning." Staff said, so well-preserved pottery pigs in the past archaeological excavations are rare.
Reporters learned from archaeologists at the Han Dynasty Wenjing, the social stability, economic development, Dujiangyan in Sichuan to become the land of abundance more. As the rich, prosperous economy, the prevalence of this practice was the wind, then the concept of people's funeral was "that the living dead, thick-owned multi-Tibetan", hope the birth of the richness and pleasure are the grave. Because of this, some household items, including animals, buried together with the tomb, was the common burial method.
Tombs excavated here has been initially completed, the next step would be tomb unearthed artifacts and specific studies and identity research. Source: WCC
