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NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS The Excavation of the Tomb of the Yang Gui Couple of the Tang Dynasty in a Southern Suburb of Xi’an The Excavation of the Xigucheng City Site in Helong County, Jilin, 2007-2009 The Excavation of Tomb M1 in Ih Nur Sum, Xulun Hobot Qagan Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region The Excavation of […]
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Jointly with Qinxian County Museum of Cultural Relics, Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology conducted a rescue excavation of a brick chamber tomb (numbered Tomb M1) at Shangzhuang Village, Zhangyuan Town, Qinxian County, Shanxi Province, in June 2015 (Figure 1). The tomb is located on a hillside that is higher in the west and lower in the east. At the time of excavation, the northwest corner of the tomb top has been destroyed. The brick carvings on the walls of the tomb are well preserved. Below is a brief report of the excavation.
NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS A Brief Report on the Excavation of a Han Dynasty Pit of Pottery Warriors and Horses at Shanwang Village, Linzi District of Zibo City, Shandong Province The Excavation of the Liu Jian Family Tombs of the Ming Dynasty in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province A Brief Report on the Excavation of the Yang […]
During this investigation, the authors visited some villagers in Zhangbi Village and learned that the heads of the Buddha and Bodhisattva from the lower niche to the west on the boulder were stolen, and their whereabouts are unknown. The authors acquired from the villagers two photographs of the cliff sculptures taken before their heads were stolen,[3] which show their original state. A discussion of the time of the carving, style and motifs of the Dafoshan cliff sculptures, and of the southward migration of the Yungang style indicated by the sculptures, follows.
NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS The Excavation of the Southern Song Joint Burial of Hu Hong and His Wife at Huixi Village, Qingyuan County, Zhejiang Province The Excavation of Tomb M4 of the Shang and Zhou Tombs at the Shigushan Site in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province The Excavation of a Shipwreck of the Yuan Dynasty in Heze […]
NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS The Excavation of the North Gate of the Palatial District of Sanggyeong City of the Balhae Kingdom in Ning’an City, Heilongjiang Province The Excavation of Tomb M511 at Fufuling Hillock in Zengcheng District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province The Excavation of Han Dynasty Tombs at Taojiazhai Village, Xining City, Qinghai Province The Excavation […]
In July 2007, in coordination with an infrastructure construction project, the Datong Municipal Institute of Archaeology conducted rescue excavations on 31 tombs of the Liao and Jin dynasties at Xihuan Road in Datong City. The cemetery is located in the southwest area of the Ming dynasty Datong City site.
NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS The 2004 Excavation of a Western Section of the Astana Cemetery in Turpan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region The Excavation of the Tomb of Qiu Cheng of the Ming Dynasty at Baima Village, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province The Excavation of a Liao Dynasty Tomb at Duzhangzi Sub-Village, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province Bronzes […]
During this investigation, the authors visited some villagers in Zhangbi Village and learned that the heads of the Buddha and Bodhisattva from the lower niche to the west on the boulder were stolen, and their whereabouts are unknown. The authors acquired from the villagers two photographs of the cliff sculptures taken before their heads were stolen,[3] which show their original state. A discussion of the time of the carving, style and motifs of the Dafoshan cliff sculptures, and of the southward migration of the Yungang style indicated by the sculptures, follows.