The excavation of the Wujiachang Cemetery in Fuquanshan Site, Shanghai in 2010

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Complete Removal ◽  
Laboratory Environment ◽  
Water Well ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Liangzhu Culture ◽  
Excavation Area ◽  
Grave Goods ◽  
Cultural Relics

Abstract Fuquanshan Site is a central settlement site of the Liangzhu Culture. The 2010 excavation in the Wujiachang locality of Fuquanshan Site was productive. The relatively small excavation area of 231sqm yielded six burials, 14 ash pits, three ash ditches, and one water well. Four of the burials were dated to the Liangzhu Age. The Liangzhu grave goods assemblage was exceptionally rich. It comprised more than 400 artifacts that included sumptuous objects of jade cong-tubes, jade bi-discs, jade yue-battle axes, ivory scepters, etc. Their presence suggested that M204 and M207 were elite burials. The complete removal of feature M207 from the field allowed meticulous excavation of the burial in the convenience of laboratory environment, as well as the immediate preservation of the uncovered cultural relics. The deposition indicated that Wujiachang was an artificial mound cemetery of the elites of the Liangzhu Culture.

scholarly journals PENDEKATAN EKOLOGI DALAM PERMUKIMAN KUNO SITUS DORO MANTO

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Rema ◽  
Nfn Syafrudin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Rice Fields ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Large Stone ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Pottery Sherds ◽  
Grave Goods

The Doro Manto site located in Hu’u District, Dompu Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. It has a perfected settlement culture that needs to be revealed. This study aims to find out the ancient settlements at Doro Manto Site through traces that are still found today. This research is qualitative research with an ecological approach. The data of this study were collected through literature studies and direct observation at Doro Manto Site. After the data is collected, it is analyzed and concluded. The results of this study are in the form of the spread of pottery sherds and stone holes located at the top of Doro Manto; throne of ncuhi on the slope; stone shower, stone stairs, hollow stones with a platform above it, grave with a cover in the form of a large stone and ‘batu gong’ as grave goods. There are also findings of ceramics and Chinese coin at the base of Doro Manto; rice fields and rivers downstream. Based on the results of these studies it can be seen that the Doro Manto Site is an ancient settlement site that utilizes high hills, with the application of local genius leka dana. Situs Doro Manto terletak di Kecamatan Hu,u, Kabupaten Dompu, Nusa Tengara Barat, memiliki budaya permukiman yang adiluhung yang perlu diungkap. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui permukiman kuno yang ada di Situs Doro Manto melalui jejak-jejak yang masih ditemukan saat ini. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif, dengan pendekatan ekologi. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan melalui studi pustaka dan observasi langsung di Situs Doro Manto. Setelah data terkumpul, kemudian dianalisis dan disimpulkan. Hasil penelitian ini berupa sebaran kereweng dan lubang-lubang batu yang terletak di puncak Doro Manto; tahta ncuhi di lereng; pancuran batu, batu tangga, batu berlubang dengan tonjolan di atasnya, kubur dengan penutup berupa batu besar dan batu gong dengan bekal kubur, terdapat pula temuan keramik dan uang kepeng di pangkal Doro Manto; areal persawahan dan sungai pada bagian hilir. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tersebut dapat diketahui bahwa Situs Doro Manto merupakan situs permukiman kuno masa ncuhi yang memanfaatkan bukit tinggi, dengan penerapan lokal genius leka dana.

Marquis of Haihun’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang, Jiangxi

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Burial Mound ◽  
Main Chamber ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Bamboo Slips ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Truncated Pyramid ◽  
Cultural Relics

AbstractSince March 2011, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions conducted excavation to Marquis of Haihun’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty located on the Guodun Hill in Datangping Township, Xinjian District, Nanchang City. Marquis of Haihun’s tomb consisted of the burial mound in the shape of a truncated pyramid, the grave in a 甲 -shaped plan and the rectangular wooden coffin chamber. The wooden coffin chamber was partitioned into the main chamber, the passage, the ambulatory-shaped storage quarters and the corridor. The artifacts unearthed from the tomb included gold objects, bronzes, jades, lacquered and wooden wares, textiles, pottery wares, bamboo slips and wooden tablets, etc. Referring to the unearthed artifacts and the relevant historic textual materials, the occupant of this tomb is estimated to be Liu He, the first generation of the Marquis of Haihun of the Western Han Dynasty. The site of the Purple Gold City, the graveyards of the Marquises of Haihun of all of the generations and the cemeteries of the noble and common peoples formed the largest and best preserved settlement site of marquisate of the Han Dynasty found to date with the richest connotations.

The Yejiashan Cemetery of the Western Zhou Dynasty in Suizhou City, Hubei

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultu
Keyword(s):  
Han River ◽  
The Family ◽  
Zhou Dynasty ◽  
Western Zhou ◽  
Western Zhou Dynasty ◽  
Grave Goods ◽  
Cultural Relics

AbstractIn February through June 2011, Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Suizhou Museum excavated Yejiashan Cemetery of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The excavation uncovered areas of 3700sq m in total, from which 65 tombs and one horse pit were recovered and over 700 pieces (or sets) of artifacts including bronzes, potteries, proto-porcelain wares and jades were unearthed. Some bronzes bore inscriptions of “Zeng 曾”, “Hou 侯 (marquis)”, “Zeng Hou 曾侯 (Marquis of Zeng)”, “Zeng Hou Jian 曾侯谏 (Marquis of Zeng named Jian)” and so on. The styles of the grave goods and the inscriptions on the bronzes showed that this cemetery was the family cemetery of the Marquis of Zeng in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. The excavation of the Yejiashan Cemetery has academic significances for the researches on the relationships between the Zeng and E States and Zeng and Chu States to the east of the Han River in the early Western Zhou Dynasty.

The excavation of Yelü Hongli’s tomb in Beizhen City, Liaoning

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-134
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Exact Date ◽  
Liao Dynasty ◽  
Grave Goods ◽  
Cultural Relics

Abstract In September through November 2015, Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions excavated Yelü Hongli’s tomb of the Liao Dynasty. This was a large-scale brick-chamber tomb consisting of the passage, ventilation shafts, entrance, corridor and tomb chamber; albeit having been looted in early years, many grave goods including silver wares, bronzes, iron objects, porcelains, wooden objects, jades, stone implements were unearthed, as well as architectural components and stone epitaph, and wooden coffin and bier were also preserved. This tomb located in Han Derang’s family cemetery, which was a part of the attendant burials of the Xianling and Qianling Mausoleums of the Liao Dynasty, was a tomb with exact date and yielding rich artifacts, and this was rare in the elite burials of the late Liao Dynasty, so it is significantly meaningful for the study on the burial system of the Liao Dynasty.

The 2016–2018 excavation of the cemetery at the Sunjiagang site, Lixian County, Hunan

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-124
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Clear Pattern ◽  
Local Variant ◽  
Burial Practice ◽  
Grave Goods ◽  
Cultural Relics

Abstract Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated at the site of Sunjiagang during 2016–2018 after 33 earthen pit tombs were uncovered in 1991. It yielded 192 pit tombs and one urn burial along with a number of pottery vessels and jade artifacts. The whole cemetery was laid out with a clear pattern of spatial arrangement, organized in an orderly style. A unique burial practice prevailed in the cemetery, for which the deceased was laid upon a layer of grave goods. According to the typology of unearthed pottery vessels and jade artifacts, the cemetery at the Sunjiagang site dates sometime from 2200 to 1800 BCE. It represents a new local variant of the Xiaojiawuji culture, and thus can be named the Sunjiagang type culture.

The Excavation of the tomb of Bai, Lord of the Zhongli State

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
The State ◽  
White Clay ◽  
Grave Goods ◽  
Cultural Relics

AbstractThe tomb of Bai, Lord of the State of Zhongli, located in Shuangdun Village, Bengbu City, Anhui, was excavated by the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the Bengbu Museum from December 2006 through August 2008. This tomb was a large-scale vertical earthen shaft pit tomb with a tumulus at ground level; the grave was in a circular plan with a ring-shaped ledge of primary soil 2m below the opening. The tomb passageway was situated to the precise east of the grave. In the tumulus and the tomb fill, “five-colored soil”, a buffer layer of white clay, “radial lines”, earthen “hillocks”, and “clay figurine walls” were recovered, and the tomb chamber was cross-shaped. The structure was original and the remains were complex; the grave goods were very rich, with over 500 items recovered, including bronze bells,

scholarly journals The Jartai Pass Site in Nilka County, Xinjiang

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-51
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
River Valley ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Ili River Valley ◽  
The World ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Archaeological Cultures ◽  
The Bronze Age ◽  
Cultural Relics

Abstract In 2015 and 2016, the Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated the Jartai Pass (Jirentai Goukou) Site in Nilka County, Ili Prefecture. The excavation recovered 2500sq m in total, finding 20 house foundations and eight early burials as well as over 1000 artifacts including pottery, stone objects, and bronzes. The Jartai Pass Site was assigned to the Andronovo Culture with a date of about 3600 BP. It thus is the largest and earliest settlement site of the Bronze Age in the Ili River valley found to date. At this site, the earliest evidence for coal use in the world was found as well as evidence for bronze smelting and casting industries and iron ingots of an earlier period. This excavation provided important data for establishing the sequence of the prehistoric archaeological cultures in this area.

Gum arabic helps prepare better lacey polymer films for specimen support in electron microscopy

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 240-241
Author(s):  
Shailesh R. Sheth ◽  
Jayesh R. Bellare
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Polymer Films ◽  
Gum Arabic ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Ammonium Bromide ◽  
Release Agent ◽  
Astigmatism Correction ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Micro Holes ◽  
Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium

Specimen support and astigmatism correction in Electron Microscopy are at least two areas in which lacey polymer films find extensive applications. Although their preparation has been studied for a very long time, present techniques still suffer from incomplete release of the film from its substrate and presence of a large number of pseudo holes in the film. Our method ensures complete removal of the entire lacey film from the substrate and fewer pseudo holes by pre-treating the substrate with Gum Arabic, which acts as a film release agent.The method is based on the classical condensation technique for preparing lacey films which is essentially deposition of minute water or ice droplets on the substrate and laying the polymer film over it, so that micro holes are formed corresponding to the droplets. A microscope glass slide (the substrate) is immersed in 2.0% (w/v) aq. CTAB (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide)-0.22% (w/v) aq.

Interim report on the structures at Howe, Stromness, Orkney

1984 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
S P Carter ◽  
D Haigh ◽  
N R J Neil ◽  
Beverley Smith
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Interim Report ◽  
Complex Series ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Iron Working

Summary Excavations at Howe revealed a complex series of settlements which spanned the whole of the Iron Age period and were preceded by two phases of Neolithic activity. A probable stalled cairn was succeeded by a Maes Howe type chambered tomb which was later followed by enclosed settlements of which only scant remains survived. These settlements were replaced by a roundhouse with earth-house, built into the ruins of the chambered tomb. The roundhouse was surrounded by a contemporary defended settlement. Rebuilding led to the development of a broch structure and village. Partial collapse of tower brought about changes in the settlement, andalthougk some houses were maintained as domestic structures, others were rebuilt as iron-working sheds. The construction of smaller buildings and a later Iron Age or Pictish extended farmstead into rubble collapse accompanied a decline in the size of the settlement. The abandonment of the farmstead marked the end of Howe as a settlement site.

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