The excavation of the burial M8 at the Zhoujiazhai Cemetery in Suizhou, Hubei

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-114 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Bamboo Slips ◽  
Lower Ranking ◽  
Game Board ◽  
Grave Goods

Abstract The burial M8 excavated at the Zhoujiazhai Cemetery in Suizhou City, Hubei Province in 2014 was a vertical earthen shaft pit burial with one coffin chamber and one coffin. The grave goods unearthed from this burial were mainly lacquered and wooden wares, including flask, eared cup, lian-cosmetic case, figurines, bi-disc, ladder-shaped object, T-shaped object, liubo-game board, bamboo case, etc. The occupant of this burial is estimated to be a lower-ranking official in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. In the bamboo case unearthed from the burial, ink-written “gaodishu (letter informing the underground)” on wooden tablets are found, and hundreds of bamboo slips with text of“ rishu (almanac) ” were also unearthed, which are significantly meaningful for the studies on the rishu of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the date-selecting system in ancient China.

The Laoguanshan Cemetery of the Han Dynasty in Tianhui Town, Chengdu City

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Bamboo Slips ◽  
Medical Theory ◽  
Presence And Absence ◽  
Grave Goods

AbstractIn July 2012 through August 2013, four earthen shaft pit tombs with wooden chambers were excavated in a cemetery of the Western Han Dynasty located in Tianhui Town, Jinniu District, Chengdu City. All of the four tombs, which had been looted and disturbed, were in similar sizes and same south-north orientation, and could be classified into two types by the presence and absence of the bottom chambers. 620 pieces of grave goods were unearthed from these tombs, most of which were lacquered wooden wares and pottery wares, as well as some bronzes and iron objects. The most important discoveries are the over 50 wooden tablets unearthed from M1, the jade seal and four loom models made of bamboo and wood unearthed from M2 and 920 (numbered) bamboo slips and lacquered human figurine with marks of meridians and acupuncture points unearthed from M3. The bamboo slips unearthed from M3 were mostly medical works, the contents of which were about medical theory, meridian and pulse, diagnoses, causes and symptoms of diseases and the treating of diseases, etc.

The Singim Cemetery in Turfan City

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Metal Artifacts ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Wheat Seeds ◽  
Grave Goods

AbstractIn 2007 through 2008, Academia Turfanica of Xinjiang excavated 30 burials at the Singim Cemetery. These burials can be classified into three types: rectangular shaft pit burials with ledges, rectangular shaft pit burials without ledges, and rectangular shaft burials with side rooms. Their grave goods consist of wooden wares, pottery wares, metal artifacts, leather and wool goods, silk garments; well-preserved mummified corpses and wheat seeds are also unearthed. The burial types, unearthed grave goods, and 14C data indicate that these burials date to between 2050 and 2200 BP, which overlapped with the Western Han Dynasty.

Yue Ren, Luli, and Anlu: the Tomb Occupant of Yunmeng Shuihudi Han Tomb No. 77 and the Village Where He Resided

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-274
Author(s):  
Chen Wei ◽  
Cai Dan
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
The Third ◽  
Bamboo Slips ◽  
The Village ◽  
Office Assistant

By examining the excavated bamboo slips and boards of Shuihudi 睡虎地 Western Han tomb no. 77 in Yunmeng 雲夢, it is possible to know that the name of the tomb occupant was Yue Ren 越人 and that he served as an Office Assistant 官佐 in Anlu 安陸 County from the ninth year (171 bce.) of the reign of Western Han Emperor Wendi 文帝 (r. 180–157 bce.) to the seventh year (157 bce.) of the Houyuan 後元 era (163–157 bce.) of his reign. In addition, we can understand a number of the actions and life events of Yue Ren and his colleagues and family members, and know that in the tenth month of the third year of the Houyuan era of Wendi’s reign (161 bce.), Yue Ren and his family moved their residence to Luli 路里. Moreover, by analyzing the slips and boards of tomb no. 77, and viewing these in connection with lacquerware items on which are inscribed two graphs spelling out “Luli” 路里 excavated from the Shuihudi Qin tombs, it can be concluded that from the Qin dynasty to the early Western Han dynasty, residents of Luli were entombed in the cemetery at Shuihudi. This provides what is currently the strongest evidence for arguing that the ancient walled town at Yunmeng 雲夢古城—also referred to as the “Walled Town of the Chu King” 楚王城—is the ruins of the walled town that was seat of Anlu County in the Qin and Han periods.

Marquis of Haihun’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang, Jiangxi

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Burial Mound ◽  
Main Chamber ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Bamboo Slips ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Truncated Pyramid ◽  
Cultural Relics

AbstractSince March 2011, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions conducted excavation to Marquis of Haihun’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty located on the Guodun Hill in Datangping Township, Xinjian District, Nanchang City. Marquis of Haihun’s tomb consisted of the burial mound in the shape of a truncated pyramid, the grave in a 甲 -shaped plan and the rectangular wooden coffin chamber. The wooden coffin chamber was partitioned into the main chamber, the passage, the ambulatory-shaped storage quarters and the corridor. The artifacts unearthed from the tomb included gold objects, bronzes, jades, lacquered and wooden wares, textiles, pottery wares, bamboo slips and wooden tablets, etc. Referring to the unearthed artifacts and the relevant historic textual materials, the occupant of this tomb is estimated to be Liu He, the first generation of the Marquis of Haihun of the Western Han Dynasty. The site of the Purple Gold City, the graveyards of the Marquises of Haihun of all of the generations and the cemeteries of the noble and common peoples formed the largest and best preserved settlement site of marquisate of the Han Dynasty found to date with the richest connotations.

The tombs of burial mound No. 49 of the Han Dynasty at Shangma Hill in Anji County, Zhejiang Province

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-133
Keyword(s):  
Major Axis ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Burial Mound ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
The North ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
Fine Clay ◽  
Zhejiang Provincial ◽  
East West ◽  
Grave Goods

Abstract In 2008, Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated the burial mound No. 49 (D49) in the Shangma Hill Cemetery located at Liangpeng Town, Anji County. D49 was an earthen mound in oval plan, the major axis of which was in north-south orientation. In this mound, six tombs were recovered, all of which were earthen shaft pit tombs with wooden coffin chambers, one of which had two coffins and the rest all had single coffin. These tombs had two kinds of orientation: the east-west and the north-south. One of them had passage and the rest did not. The grave goods were pottery wares, jades, bronzes, iron objects, stone implements and glass objects; the pottery wares were composed of glazed pottery wares, hard pottery wares and fine clay pottery wares, etc. The grave goods showed that the dates of these six tombs were the mid and late Western Han Dynasty, and their regular arrangement hinted that their occupants had close relationships; referring to the historic literature, the excavators inferred that the D49 was a family cemetery. The excavation of Shangma Hill Cemetery is deeply meaningful for the comprehensive research on the Anji ancient city and the confirmation of its nature.

Excavation of Liu Shen’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty on Heitou Hill in Xuzhou, Jiangsu

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuzhou Museum
Keyword(s):  
Human Remains ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Rammed Earth ◽  
Royal Family ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Xuzhou City ◽  
Earth Fill ◽  
Grave Goods

AbstractIn June through August 2006, Xuzhou Museum excavated the M1 at the Heitou Hill in the eastern suburb of Xuzhou City. This tomb was a vertical stone shaft pit tomb of the early Western Han Dynasty; it had an earthen mound above the grave and attendant burials were found around it. In the rammed earth fill of the grave, five layers of sealing stones were found; the burial furniture was wooden coffin, in which two human remains were found, showing that this tomb was a couple joint burial. From this tomb, large amount of exquisite grave goods were unearthed, including potteries, bronzes, jades and agate objects, iron objects, bone and wooden objects, etc. The eight seals among the grave goods were the official and private seals of the tomb occupants, from the text of which we know that the name of the male occupant of the tomb is Liu Shen, and estimate him as a member of the royal family of the Chu Feudatory Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty.

scholarly journals Generation of a Historical Weapon Ge and Its Impacts on Huaxia Culture

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Zhuo Lu
Keyword(s):  
River System ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Euphrates River ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Nation ◽  
The World ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
History Of

The history of Huaxia (Chinese: , a historical concept representing the Chinese nation and civi-lization) is full of wars. Various weapons were developed that are suitable for ground combat with horse-drawn vehicles. The weapon Ge (Chinese: ) was already used before 221 BC (before the Qin Dynasty, ca. 221–206 BC), and disappeared in around 25 AD (at the end of Western Han Dynasty). In most other regions in the world, this type of weapon has hardly been used. The weapon axe was used in the ancient wars (in the same period) outside Ancient China (also called the Middle King-dom), such as in Mesopotamia (the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system). However, the weapon axe is different from Ge, although there seem some similarities. This article provides an in-depth study and analysis of the reasons for the historic use of this unique weapon Ge, of its development in Ancient China, and of its influence on (military and civil) culture.

The excavation of the mirror-casting workshop site of the Qin and Han Dynasties at the Linzi City Site of the Qi State in Shandong

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Large City ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Warring States Period ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Warring States ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
The Face ◽  
Casting Industry ◽  
Cultural Relics

AbstractIn 2012 and 2013, the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shandong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Bureau of Cultural Relics, Linzi District conducted excavation to the remains of a mirror-casting workshop located to the south of Kanjiazhai Village within the large city of the Linzi City Site of the Qi State in Zibo City, Shandong. The recovered remains included casting pits, house foundations, wells, ash pits, kilns, paths and infant burials, the dates of which were mostly the Warring- States Period through the Qin and Han Dynasties; the ones related to the mirror-casting were casting pits, house foundations, wells and some ash pits. The pottery molds unearthed in the excavation were the face molds and back molds of mirrors. The stratigraphy, spatial structure and accumulation status as well as the large amount of mirror molds unearthed from the site all reflected that this site was a mirror-casting workshop site. The stratigraphic relationships and the unearthed artifacts showed that the date of this workshop was the Western Han Dynasty. The excavation of this mirror-casting workshop site provided valuable materials for the development of the relevant researches and can be seen as a great breakthrough of the researches on the bronze mirror-casting industry and technique of the Qin and Han Dynasties even the entire ancient China.

Mausoleum M1 of the Jiangdu Feudatory Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty at Dayun Hill in Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Grave Goods

AbstractThe mausoleum precinct of the Jiangdu Feudatory Kingdom at Dayun Hill is a well-preserved mausoleum precinct of the feudatory kingdoms of the Western Han Dynasty; the occupant of tomb No. 1 (M1) in this precinct was Liu Fei, the first generation of the feudatory kings of Jiangdu Feudatory Kingdom. M1 was a vertical stone shaft pit tomb in Φ-shaped plan with huangchang ticou (walls built of cypress heartwood timbers laid with their stacked ends forming the facing of the walls) structure. The tomb chamber had been looted in early years, but large amounts of grave goods including bronzes, iron implements, gold and silver wares, lacquer wares, jades, glass wares and pottery wares were unearthed. The excavation of M1 provided important materials for the in-depth researches on the burials of the feudatory lords of the Han Dynasty and their system.

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