China News Service, Xi'an, November 17 (Reporter Tian Jin) The Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology revealed on the 17th that archaeologists have excavated more than 40 tombs of Han and Tang, Song and Jin, Ming and Qing dynasties in the southern part of Duhui Village, Guodu Street, Chang'an District, Xi'an.
Five of the excavated tombs of the Meng family in the late Northern Song Dynasty are another important new discovery in Song Dynasty archaeology since the discovery of the tombs of the Lu family in Lantian in the Guanzhong area in recent years.
Round incense box.
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Tripod furnace.
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The tombs of the Meng family are located in the north central part of the excavation area. The excavations confirmed that 2 tombs were stolen around 2010, and two bluestone epitaphs survived; 3 tombs are relatively intact in shape and have abundant burial objects. More than 60 pieces of Yaozhou kiln were unearthed. Glazed porcelain is the most exquisite.
The vast majority of this batch of celadon is preserved intact, the combination of wares is clear, and some of the ware types are extremely rare, providing important material materials for studying the types of Yaozhou kilns, firing techniques and the development of the porcelain industry in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Plum bottle.
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Tozhan.
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The 5 tombs are all vertical cave tombs, with the same shape and scale, sitting north to south.
A total of 130 sets of burial objects were unearthed in the cemetery, including copper, iron, porcelain, pottery, jade, crystals, etc.
Among them, the four tomb owners were all under 30 years old and moved to the new tomb of Duhui Village, Chang'an County, Jingzhao Prefecture on the same day.
Based on comprehensive analysis, experts identified it as a cemetery for the Meng family in the late Northern Song Dynasty, or a burial site for people who died early.
According to the distribution of tombs in each era in the excavation area, the four tombs of the Meng family cemetery can be determined.
Lion-shaped smoker.
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According to Hu Songmei, a researcher at the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, more than 60 sets of Yaozhou kiln porcelain were unearthed from the Meng family cemetery in the late Northern Song Dynasty in Duhui Village, mainly tea sets, wine sets, utensils for daily use, and sacrificial rituals. The shape of the utensils is basically intact. Especially the 2 pieces of 狻猊 button cover smoker is the most exquisite and rare.
Hold the pot.
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It is understood that the tombs of the Meng clan were buried in the fifth year of Xuanhe. At this time, the good antiquity prevailed. Song Huizong wrote "Xuanhe Bogutu". Most of these celadon wares contained antique wares, which should be under this trend. The product.
It is worth noting that the four epitaphs unearthed from the cemetery were all carved with stone burial tools from the Tang Dynasty, which also reflects the serious tomb robbery in the Northern Song Dynasty and the close relationship between "good ancient" and "tomb robbery".
In addition, the tombs also unearthed Jingdezhen blue-white glazed porcelain, bronze mirrors, gems and other burial objects, as well as exquisite stationery items such as stone inkstones and ink ingots, showing the elegant and interesting side of the bottom literati in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The epitaph of the 4th party records the burial place as the "New Tomb of Duhui Village", which provides direct information for tracing the history of Duhui Village.
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