China News Service, Jinan, February 24 (Reporter Zhao Xiao) The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Jinan Municipal Institute of Archeology on the 24th that from the second half of 2021 to the first half of 2022, the institute will be located in Fanjia, Licheng District, Jinan City. During the archaeological excavation of the site, more than 200 tombs of various periods were cleared. Among them, more than 50 three-color figurines, more than 20 pieces of porcelain and a box of epitaphs were unearthed from the tomb of Zhu Man in the Tang Dynasty (M49), which are more important discoveries in this archaeological excavation. .
Dozens of Tang Sancai with bright glazes such as servants, cattle, sheep, and mandarin ducks are neatly displayed.
Photo by Zhao Xiao
On the same day, the reporter saw in the exhibition hall of Jinan Archaeological Research Institute that dozens of Tang Sancai with bright colored glazes, such as human servants, cattle, sheep, and mandarin ducks, were neatly displayed and lifelike.
He Li, head of the Fanjia site project of the Jinan Institute of Archaeology, told reporters that the tomb of Zhu Man in the Tang Dynasty (M49) is the discovery of the largest number of Tang Sancai, the most complete shape, and the most exquisite workmanship unearthed in Shandong.
"The Tang Sancai unearthed include terracotta figurines, tomb-guarding beasts, Hu people riding horses, Hu people leading camels, and six animals."
He Li, director of the Fanjia site project of the Jinan Institute of Archeology, was interviewed by reporters.
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He Li said that the terracotta warriors and tomb-suppressing beasts are typical utensils of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.
Among them, the Tianwang figurines are the largest in this batch of Tang Sancai, about 1 meter in height, with wide-eyed eyes and wearing yellow, green and white clothes.
According to He Li, the porcelains unearthed from the tomb of Zhu Man (M49) in the Tang Dynasty are all shallow ring feet or false ring feet with concave bottoms, which have the characteristics of middle and late Tang porcelains. Provide a reference for studying the evolution law and dating standards of Tang Dynasty porcelain.
Media reporters photographed the Tang Sancai on display at the scene.
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"M49 is generally in the shape of a 'knife handle', about 10 meters long, and a box of epitaphs was unearthed." He Li said that according to the epitaph records, the owner of the tomb was Zhu Man who was buried in the southeast of Gujun City in the third year of Kaiyuan. Ling Zhu's branch in Jinan.
"During the Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Zhu family in Leling belonged to a famous family in Shandong, and their branches moved to Qingzhou, Weifang, where they served as prefects and counties for generations. The discovery of Zhu Man's tomb in Jinan this time is helpful for the study of population changes from the Northern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty in northern Lu Significance."
The tomb of Zhu Man in the Tang Dynasty is the discovery of the largest number of Tang Sancai unearthed in Shandong, the most complete shape, and the most exquisite workmanship.
Photo by Zhao Xiao
He Li added that according to other records, the city of Jinan moved westward during the Yongjia period of the Western Jin Dynasty. This archaeological discovery provides new materials for finding the location of the city of Jinan between the Western Jin Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.
"In the next step, we will restore the unearthed cultural relics, and study to reveal the firing process of this batch of Tang Sancai, which kiln it was produced in, and how it was circulated to Jinan." (End)