Research On Bronze Vessels Hoards Of Shang And Zhou Dynasty Unearthed Since 1949

After 1949, a large number of bronze vessels hoards were unearthed, especially in Zhou Yuan Region and Xiang Jiang drainage basin, and they have been concerning widely by the scholars..However, so far, there is no works which takes the bronze vessels hoards nationwide as a research object on general level, so we filled the gaps. By combining case study and micro visual study, it is described and analyzed from the perspective of synchrony and diachrony. This dissertation is divided into seven chapters.In chapter one, we reviewed the achievements in the field of bronze vessels hoards and defined the study object, research scope, the choice and process of material, related concepts and the types of bronze vessels hoards.Bronze vessels hoardsof Shang Dynasty, bronze vessels hoards of Western Chou dynasty, and Bronze vessels hoards of Eastern Chou dynasty (first,second)will be studied respectively from the diachronic angle in the next four chapters. Every chapter is divided into three or four sections from the perspective of synchrony in accordance with the different distributions of the hoarding; they are Liao River drainage basin, Daling River drainage basin, Yellow River drainage basin and Yangtse River drainage basin, etc., and the above mentioned drainage basins are further divided into smaller areas to observe this phenomenon. And then it will be described and analyzed from the perspective of the relevant information of hoarding, the types and casting period of bronze vessel unearthed, the age of hoarding, etc. At the end of this dissertation, we will try to analyze and judge the characteristic of the hoarding by combining its historical context.The study object in chapter five is metal currency hoarding in Eastern Chou dynasty and the research method of this chapter is similar to the chapters mentioned above.By convention, we separate bronze metal currency from other bronze objects and take it as an independent chapter.In chapter seven,we foucs on comparing works.Time,area has been taken as a standard respectively.At the same time,we compare bronze vessels hoards with bronze vessels burials,of course,not each,but some.According these comparing works,we have obtained some ponderable conclusions.And the last chaper is "Historical and cultural value of bronze vessels hoards"Taking the preservation ones and worship ones for examples is our best choice:â‘ the relationship between bronze vessel hoards and myth legend;â‘¡the essential of bronze inscriptions to many branches of research.â‘¢bronze vessel hoards record some important information about culturology, ritual system,and so on.More than three hundred and fifty bronze vessels hoards have been investigated by us, from various perspective.And we obtained some conclusions,such as:First,we confirm that bronze vessels hoards could be categorized into three sorts: preservation ones,worship ones, stockpile ones.Second,when comparing the distribution of bronze vessels hoards in different times,or different districts,we discover that:boarding bronze vessels were not exercised in the Shang dynasty,while exercised widely in the Zhou dynasty for securing bronze vessels.And boarding bronze vessels for worship is characterized by Ba and San Miao.Third,hoarding bronze vessels for worshiping has nothing with tomb as while as hoarding bronze vessels hoards for moving the capital to another place exists.Forth,there are many differences between bronze vessels hoards and bronze vessels burials,such as "how""what""when""why", just like basic factors in a news report. We have to admit that they are complementing each other to construct the system of bronze vessels.Fifth,by analyzing Shang Zhou bronze vessel hoards, it is concluded that bronze vessel hoards has the following important historical and cultural values:The utensils unearthed in bronze vessel hoards have a relation with the myth legend in remote ancient times, so they provide the study of cultural history many precious material objects.1.The inscriptions on hoarded bronze vessel provide reliable scale for division of history, such as the thirty one pieces of hoarded bronze vessel mentioned above with the concrete date, phase of the moon, and sexagenary cycle on it.2.By analyzing the inscriptions on hoarded bronze vessel, we can find out the historical records of pedigree of a clan, law and economy of the day to fulfill the extent documents.3.The religious activities inscribed on the hoarded bronze vessels, discovered in Zheng religious sites, coincide with sacrificing to the god of land that recorded in ancient books, and verifies the facticity of the extent documents.4.By making investigation and research as a whole, this dissertation opens up a new field in bronze vessel hoarding research, and the preliminary results concluded form it lay the foundation for the further research of bronze vessel hoarding. It also contributes a lot to the research of history, culturology and Pre-Qin's ritual system, etc.