In the spring of 2003, the Zhouyuan Archaeological Team excavated a batch of Western Zhou tombs and a late Western Zhou bronze foundery on the Zhouyuan site, to the west of Zhuangli Village. Of them Tomb M9 is the bes...In the spring of 2003, the Zhouyuan Archaeological Team excavated a batch of Western Zhou tombs and a late Western Zhou bronze foundery on the Zhouyuan site, to the west of Zhuangli Village. Of them Tomb M9 is the best in condition and the richest in bronzes among the early Western Zhou burials discovered so far on the Zhouyuan site. Its complete sets of funeral objects provide a standard for studying into the formation of Western Zhou ritual and the dating of early Western Zhou bronzes. The ruined bronze foundry yielded quantities of pottery molds and models, fragments of furnace walls, and lumps of bronze, slag and burnt clay. The pottery molds and models are mainly for making horse-and-chariot fittings. The finds are valuable to the study of the Western Zhou burial institution, Zhou bronze-casting technology, and the layout of the Zhouyuan settlement.展开更多
Many abnormal sedimentary structures in the Precambrian carbonate strata of the Ming Tombs District,Beijing, are recognized by the author as a probable earth- quake-tsunami sequence. These structures include a series ...Many abnormal sedimentary structures in the Precambrian carbonate strata of the Ming Tombs District,Beijing, are recognized by the author as a probable earth- quake-tsunami sequence. These structures include a series of soft sedimentary de- formation and elasticoplastic folding and are implicated not only in geological cat- astrophic events but also more or less in the prediction of recent earthquakes.展开更多
The Longquansi site, Wayaobu site and Paomadi tombs of the Han period at Ninggu Town of Anshun City, Guizhou Province, were excavated in 1990-1996. At Longquansi, 13 ash-pits,four trenches and three post-holes were re...The Longquansi site, Wayaobu site and Paomadi tombs of the Han period at Ninggu Town of Anshun City, Guizhou Province, were excavated in 1990-1996. At Longquansi, 13 ash-pits,four trenches and three post-holes were revealed in the excavation area of 150 sq m, and pottery, bronze,iron and wooden objects were unearthed from the site. At Wayaobu, excavation covered an area of 46 sq m, where archaeologists discovered a pottery-making kiln and a number of bricks and tiles. The Paomadi tombs are brick-chambered graves, and yielded pottery, bronze and iron articles. The excavation of these sites and tombs provided important data for studying the politics, economy and culture of Han period Zangke Prefecture.展开更多
There is an ancient cemetery at Madong village, Shatian town, Hezhou city lying to the south of the Five Ridges on the boundary between Chu and Yue. In 1996, two of the tombs were excavated by the Hezhou Municipal Mus...There is an ancient cemetery at Madong village, Shatian town, Hezhou city lying to the south of the Five Ridges on the boundary between Chu and Yue. In 1996, two of the tombs were excavated by the Hezhou Municipal Museum. Both are earth shafts, Tomb M1 being small-sized while M2 having a L-shaped plan. They were found to be damaged seriously: only the tomb bottom remains in both cases. The funeral objects are all bronzes, which belong to the lei pot, ding tripod, yongzhong handled bell, spear, short sword, yue battle axe. adze, arrowhead, etc. Showing no distinct local features, they suggest that local bronzes were cast in imitation of those of the Shang and Zhou cultures in the Central Plains and represented the early bronze culture in the area south of the Five Ridges. The two tombs go back roughly to the turn from the late Western Zhou to the early Spring and Autumn period.展开更多
文摘In the spring of 2003, the Zhouyuan Archaeological Team excavated a batch of Western Zhou tombs and a late Western Zhou bronze foundery on the Zhouyuan site, to the west of Zhuangli Village. Of them Tomb M9 is the best in condition and the richest in bronzes among the early Western Zhou burials discovered so far on the Zhouyuan site. Its complete sets of funeral objects provide a standard for studying into the formation of Western Zhou ritual and the dating of early Western Zhou bronzes. The ruined bronze foundry yielded quantities of pottery molds and models, fragments of furnace walls, and lumps of bronze, slag and burnt clay. The pottery molds and models are mainly for making horse-and-chariot fittings. The finds are valuable to the study of the Western Zhou burial institution, Zhou bronze-casting technology, and the layout of the Zhouyuan settlement.
文摘Many abnormal sedimentary structures in the Precambrian carbonate strata of the Ming Tombs District,Beijing, are recognized by the author as a probable earth- quake-tsunami sequence. These structures include a series of soft sedimentary de- formation and elasticoplastic folding and are implicated not only in geological cat- astrophic events but also more or less in the prediction of recent earthquakes.
文摘The Longquansi site, Wayaobu site and Paomadi tombs of the Han period at Ninggu Town of Anshun City, Guizhou Province, were excavated in 1990-1996. At Longquansi, 13 ash-pits,four trenches and three post-holes were revealed in the excavation area of 150 sq m, and pottery, bronze,iron and wooden objects were unearthed from the site. At Wayaobu, excavation covered an area of 46 sq m, where archaeologists discovered a pottery-making kiln and a number of bricks and tiles. The Paomadi tombs are brick-chambered graves, and yielded pottery, bronze and iron articles. The excavation of these sites and tombs provided important data for studying the politics, economy and culture of Han period Zangke Prefecture.
文摘There is an ancient cemetery at Madong village, Shatian town, Hezhou city lying to the south of the Five Ridges on the boundary between Chu and Yue. In 1996, two of the tombs were excavated by the Hezhou Municipal Museum. Both are earth shafts, Tomb M1 being small-sized while M2 having a L-shaped plan. They were found to be damaged seriously: only the tomb bottom remains in both cases. The funeral objects are all bronzes, which belong to the lei pot, ding tripod, yongzhong handled bell, spear, short sword, yue battle axe. adze, arrowhead, etc. Showing no distinct local features, they suggest that local bronzes were cast in imitation of those of the Shang and Zhou cultures in the Central Plains and represented the early bronze culture in the area south of the Five Ridges. The two tombs go back roughly to the turn from the late Western Zhou to the early Spring and Autumn period.
