Dazhou excavated a row of ancient tombs, which were also family tombs of the Ming Dynasty.

Dazhou excavated a row of ancient tombs, which were also family tombs of the Ming Dynasty.

Dazhou excavated a row of ancient tombs, that is, the family tombs of the Ming Dynasty. After investigating the shape of five excavated ancient tombs, it is preliminarily speculated that this ancient tomb is a family tomb of the Ming Dynasty. Whether there are other ancient tombs to be further explored. Dazhou excavated a row of ancient tombs, which were also family tombs of the Ming Dynasty.

Excavation of Pai Tombs in Dazhou or Ancient Tombs in Ming Dynasty 1 Family Tombs.

Three tombs of suspected husband and wife

On March 20, the reporter came to the construction site of the overall relocation project of Kaijiang Vocational Middle School, and saw that an open space on the slope beside the construction site had been covered with plastic sheets, and a warning line was erected around it, which was the location of the ancient tomb.

"On March 18, I was shoveling with an excavator, and suddenly I felt a little hard to dig a spoon. I thought it was a rock layer, but I shaved off a few regular long stones. After the stone fell, I saw several stone chambers like graves. " On the same day, Master Kuang used an excavator to dig stones at the construction site as usual, but he didn't want to find the treasure. Master Kuang immediately reported the matter to the person in charge of the construction site.

At 1 1, Kaijiang County Cultural Relics Management Office and local police rushed to the scene, immediately stopped work to protect the construction site, and arranged personnel to patrol to prevent damage from outsiders.

"We reported it step by step, and finally the Provincial Archaeological Institute sent two experts from the Luojiaba site in Xuanhan to check it out." Liao Jian, director of Kaijiang County Cultural Relics Management Office and director of the museum, told the reporter that experts rushed to the scene at 2 pm that day. After looking at the shapes of the five ancient tombs that had been dug up, they preliminarily speculated that the ancient tombs were family tombs of the Ming Dynasty.

At present, the Kaijiang County Cultural Management Office and the local police have set up a cordon near the ancient tomb and arranged personnel to be on duty 24 hours a day, waiting for further exploration and excavation by experts. At the same time, in order to prevent rainwater from flowing into the tomb, the duty officer dug a drainage ditch above the tomb and covered it with plastic sheets.

Opening the plastic sheet, the reporter saw that four tomb doors had been dug, and we could see the inside of the tomb and some funerary objects. The tomb door of another tomb was still intact.

At present, five tombs have been found at the scene, three of which are connected, and their terrain is higher than the other two. "The three tombs are side by side, * * * with tomb walls and similar scales, and they look very close. Moreover, the main tomb is large in scale and small on both sides, so we initially speculated that this is the burial tomb of the male owner and his two wives. " Liao Jian said that the owners of three adjacent graves were suspected to be husband and wife, and the other two were relatives. As for whether there are other ancient tombs in the construction site, it remains to be further explored.

Valley jar, white porcelain bowl, exquisite relief ...

A grave owner or a rich family.

In ancient times, the scale and style of the mausoleum was a symbol of identity, representing the class and status of the tomb owner.

The reporter found that the four tombs that opened the tomb door were all composed of the tomb door, the tomb and the niche. The main tomb in the three connected ancient tombs is about two meters long, and there is a white porcelain bowl and an earthen cereal altar on the niche. The tomb on the left side of the main tomb is more exquisite, with flower reliefs on the niches and elegant grain storage basins; The tomb on the right is simple in style, and there are no objects on the niche for the time being. Among the other two tombs, there is a well-preserved tomb door, and there is a hidden pot of glass valley in one tomb.

"From the size of the tomb, the relief of the niche, and the pottery pots in the pottery valley, it is enough to see that the owner of the tomb is at least middle class and the family is very rich." Liao Jian said that all kinds of flowers, birds and animals are often carved on the gates and niches of wealthy families. At the same time, ceramic or porcelain household appliances and different kinds of grain cans will also be placed on the niches.

"Will there be gold, silver and copper utensils in the funerary objects?"

"Not likely."

According to Liao Jian's analysis, in the old society, there was a saying among the people in northeast Sichuan that "no sharp weapon should be used in the cemetery". It is believed that forging sharp weapons such as gold, silver, copper and iron will offend the owner of the tomb and is not conducive to the development of future generations.

Therefore, most of the ancient tombs excavated in northeast Sichuan will not have objects such as gold, silver, copper and iron, but generally there will be objects such as pottery pots and porcelain bowls, and those with status will be buried with jade.

Liao Jian said: "These funerary objects have high research value. Experts can infer the local cash crops and the living and eating habits of residents from the grains stored in cans. From ceramic products, we can analyze the local economy, culture and commodity trade. "

How to confirm

What is the specific age of the tomb and the identity of the owner?

Liao Jian said that it is impossible to determine the specific year from the shape of the ancient tomb, and the next step is to dig and find the land purchase certificate and other stone tablets to confirm.

The so-called land purchase voucher is an ancient burial custom. "It is actually a stone tablet, on which the year of birth and death, life experience or achievements of the tomb owner will be clearly engraved, and it will usually be placed under the coffin." Liao Jian told reporters that not everyone has land purchase vouchers. People who have a certain reputation and achievements in the local area will probably have land purchase vouchers in their graves after their death, which is a recognition of the life of the tomb owner by future generations.

Therefore, the next thing to explore is the key objects in the tomb and valuable items such as land purchase certificates, which can not only test the life of the owner of the tomb, but also analyze the customs of Kaijiang at that time.

18 On March 8, a row of ancient tombs were excavated at the construction site of the relocation project of Kaijiang Vocational Middle School in Dazhou City. After investigation by experts from the Provincial Institute of Archaeology, it is preliminarily speculated that the tomb is a family tomb of the Ming Dynasty. At present, the ancient tomb site has been shut down for protection, waiting for further exploration and investigation by relevant departments of the province.

On March 2 1, the reporter came to the construction site of the overall relocation project of Kaijiang Vocational Middle School, and saw that an open space on the slope near the construction site had been covered with plastic paper, and a warning line was erected around it, which was the location of the ancient tomb.

Opening the plastic paper, I saw that four tomb doors were dug, the tomb and part were buried, and the tomb door of another tomb was still intact. At present, five ancient tombs have been found on the site, three of which are connected, and their terrain is higher than the other two.

According to Liao Jian, director of Kaijiang Cultural Relics Management Office, at present, this discovery is the first time since the establishment of Kaijiang Cultural Relics Management Office. After the staff of Kaijiang County Cultural Relics Management Office made a visual inspection of the ancient tomb, they found that it was beautifully restored and some exquisite patterns were found on the niche.

Later, Kaijiang County reported this discovery step by step. At two o'clock in the afternoon, experts from two related departments rushed to the scene. After investigating the shapes of five ancient tombs that have been excavated, it is preliminarily speculated that the ancient tombs are family tombs of the Ming Dynasty. Whether there are other ancient tombs to be further explored.