Archaeological Observation Of The Mean Of Storing Grain Of Han Dynasty

This paper focused on storage site of Han Dynasty, storage funeral objects, portrait stone and brick found in Han tombs. According to the grain storage link, this paper concentrates on a classified analysis of storage facilities and container. From the storage to the kitchen, this paper study on the mean of storing grain and container in each phase. Try to press close to the dietetic life in the Han Dynasty. It exhibits every links in the grain storage of Han Dynasty.The grain storage facilities of Han Dynasty mainly include the storage site of Han Dynasty, storage image on portrait stone and brick, storage funeral objects. According to the difference of the research object and study scope, the studies can be separated into four types, they are the studies on the comprehensive discussion, the studies on one kind of storage site, research on storage facilities in each region, and the studies on the thought-culture of storage. Through summarizing the archaeological finds and related research, and points out the goal of the studies and related problems.Chapter Ⅰ hackles and studies the storage facilities of building. According to the Characteristics of the culture and the storage facilities of building in difference areas, it can be divided into five regions, Guanzhong Area, center area of China, South area, Sichuan and Chongqing, and the other places, such as Inner Mongolia Area, Hebei District, and the eastern coastal area. Because the archaeological discoveries were very little and the characteristics of area were not obvious, so was simple recommend. A preliminary discussion is made on the storage facilities of building in every area. The storage facilities of building found in every area are classified into storage buildings, warehouses, qun, pit and sinus, burial round-based terra-cotta barn. Then this chapter analyses the grain storage facility characteristics.Chapter Ⅱ emphatically discusses grain storage container. This part discussions the type and the function of grain storage container from inscription on container and concrete shape. It could speculate that it was domestic small-sized storage facility. It is named "grain tank". Then hackles the "grain tank" found in Sichuan and Chongqing. According to the change of belly, it can be classified into five types, such as straight-belly, bulging-belt, inclined-straight-belly, arc-belly, flat abdomen, thin-tall straight-belly. Then the paper discusses the functions of the grain containers in other areas, such as Henan, Xi’an, Guangxi and Guangdong, Yunnan.Chapter Ⅲ discusses the storage facilities of adaptation to local conditions in each region. Such as the grain storage underground, buildings of bole fences, burial round-based terra-cotta barn and so on. The Comparative Research on the storage facilities in different areas. It shows that the storage facilities in different areas have same features. They have closed connection. They also exhibit uniqueness because of the differences of the culture and geography and climate.Chapter Ⅳ describes the grain storage link on the studies in the previous chapters. The storage after harvest→the grain processing→Be put in storage→Deliver from the storage→Put into grain tank. Every step is relative to the funeral objects, portrait stone and brick. According to how to put the grains into the storage, four types are summarized.1. Put the grain from the front door;2. Put the grain from the top of the side window;3. Put the grain from the top.4. The way of storage pit. Then discussed somewhere didn’t found "grain tank". The paper introduced the grain containers which wrote in "Shuo Wen Jie Zi". It briefly introduced grain storage technology, such as mildew-proof, rat-proof, and fireproof. Based on the development of Agriculture, attached storage ideas, and the ancients pay much attention to dead as to living, discussed the background of the popular of the storage funeral objects in the Han Tomb.The epilogue makes a conclusion of the studies of the paper, and argues that the storage facilities of building and the grain storage container use cooperatively. Each link is essential.