wenwu 2005-1

                       WenWu 2005-1

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CPAM of Zoucheng City
     Excavation of Liu Bao's Tomb of the Western Jin at
     Zoucheng in Shandong
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 The Institute of Archaeology of Liaoning Province
     Excavation of Xiao He's Tomb of the Liao
     Dynasty at Fuxin in Liaoning
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 Zhou Xiaolu and Lu Dongzhi，
    Some Remarks on the Sealing Clay of the Warring States
    Unearthed at the Old City of Xincai
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 The Ningxian Museum
     Stone Buddhist Carvings Unearthed at Ningxian，Gansu
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Abstract

Stone Buddhist Carvings Unearthed at Ningxian, Gansu

The Ningxian Museum

A group of Buddhist stone carvings, of which 89 are nearly intact, were unearthed at Xinning Township, Ningxian County, Gansu Province in May 1995. Most of them are survivals from the Northern Dynasties, with a minority from the Sui-Tang era. Of the carvings, the most noteworthy are those standing Bodhisattvas against a back screen and stone stele with Buddhist engravings. These relics mark another major discovery following that made at Qingzhou and Linqu in Shandong, showing, beside a strong regional color, some similarity to the latter in terms of date, theme and shape. The discovery sheds much light on the early Buddhist carvings in Northwest China.

Excavation of Liu Bao’s Tomb of the Western Jin at Zoucheng in Shandong

CPAM of Zoucheng City

  Located near Dushan Village, Guoli Township, Zoucheng City, the tomb underwent excavation long time ago in 1972. The tomb owner Liu Bao was a high-ranking official who was buried here in the second year of the Yongkang reign period (AD 301). This south-facing tomb consists of a large earthen mound, a brick tomb chamber with a double-vaulted roof, led to by a stone entrance. In spite of robbery in early years, about 150 pieces of funerary objects were found, mainly in two side chambers, including pottery, glazed pottery, porcelain, bronze, iron, gold, silver, stone, etc. The tomb is a typical Western Jin and its clear date, intact tomb structure, and abundance of funerary objects provide important materials for periodization of graves of the Western Jin.

Excavation of Xiao He’s Tomb of the Liao Dynasty at Fuxin in Liaoning

The Institute of Archaeology of Liaoning Province
 
Located at Wangfengou, Fuxin, nine tombs of the Liao Dynasty were excavated by archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of Liaoning Province and CPAM of Fuxin City and CPAM of Fuxin County in 2000 and 2001. According to the uncovered epitaphs, the nine tombs all belong to the Xiao, the most powerful family on the maternal side of royal family of the Liao Dynasty. Of them, one belonging to Xiao He is the largest, which is a multi-chambered structure built of stones and bricks, painted with well-preserved and beautifully executed pictures in its tomb passage and shaft and at the entrance. The pictures show procession of many figures, horses and camel-drawn chariots. Funerary objects unearthed include bronze and iron ones along with some forty porcelain wares.