Types And Evolutions Of Chinese Zodiac In Archaeological Materials

The Chinese Zodiac is also called twelve Chinese times. They were the main veins on the epitaph, tomb figures, fresco, cupreous mirror and other archaeological materials from Beichao dynasty to Liao dynasty and Song dynasty. According to the literature records, many researchers mainly focused on its genesis. There is a little research on the types of the archaeological materials of Chinese Zodiac and their evolutions, which is almost focused on tomb figures and cupreous mirrors. The division standards for types of archaeological materials, evolution order research and comparative research on evolution of different archaeological materials are also not infrequent. This paper planned to previous archaeological discoveries and research results. has been collected through the archaeologists newspapers published information from the Northern Dynasties of the Song Dynasty unearthed from the tomb figurines Year, the Year of the tombstone. Chinese zodiac mural, zodiac mirrors materials research. First, it analyzes the types of the materials about Chinese Zodiac, and its configuration evaluation. Second, it sums up the evolution trends of Chinese Zodiac in epitaph, tomb figures, fresco, and cupreous mirror. Third, according to the comparative research on those different carriers, it tries to find out the evolution track of Chinese zodiac in those carriers and the relevance between itsconfiguration evaluation and those carriers.This paper is divided into six parts.Part I : origin. Documents from the point of origin of the Zodiac retrospective that originated at the latest Western Zhou Dynasty.Part II : archaeological discoveries and research history. From the literature, archaeological finds, archaeological research in the field will study the history of the Chinese zodiac is divided into four stages. Since the founding of the Year of the types of archaeological material, the number of basic, summed up the present status of academic studies, and make paper, the objective and method.Part III : Chinese zodiac archaeological study of the types of materials and Stages. Year of archaeological materials, mainly on the tombstone of the Year, the Year of figurines, frescoes and Chinese zodiac mirrors were Typologies, and divide the development stage. Typologies of them based primarily on analysis of the Year in the shape of the image type, posture fraction.Part IV : The popular image of the Year and the region's former spread under various carriers to change the image of the Year, Animals can be seen with a clear image of civilization, all the times Chinese zodiac has specific image. Various historical periods of popular image of the Year, provided a summary and analysis of the distribution of the Year material disseminated and dynamic process.Part V : Conclusion. Former paper on the basis of various vector image of the Year comparison study found some preliminary understanding.Part VI : Conclusion.Analysis of the Year by position with the intent of the Year and the surrounding areas and the subsequent impact.