The Periodization Study On The Tombs Of The Eastern Han Dynasty In Hubei Region

This thesis collects about 455 tombs published before Jan, 2006. And finally decides to choice more than 230 tombs to research. It begins from the shapes of the tombs and the typology of burials, and starts from the tombs which had the definitude counting relics. At last, It can establish the staff guage of the stages and chronology, and the basis of the archaeological culture during the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties in Hubei region.This thesis is divided into five parts:Partâ… ---PrefaceIt defines the geographic of Hubei region, and simply reviews the status of Hubei region. The former results and the shortcomings of the discoveries about this filed are summarized, and the significance of the thesis are handed out in this part.Partâ…¡---The shapes of the tombs, bier and burial mannersFor the sake of the constructing materials, it divided the tombs into four categories, namely, brick chambered tombs, stone chambered tombs, mixed materials chambered tombs and earth chambered tombs. And makes a conclusion about the biers and the burial manners in the tombs.Partâ…¢---The research about the typology of burialsIt researches the typology of typical potteries which continued to use for a long time, such as Pot, Jar, Earthen bowl, Storehouse, Well and Kitchen range.Partâ…£---The research about the phrases and the periodization of the burial artifactsAccording to the research results of the typology of burial artifacts, and the different shapes ,it divided the tombs into there stages, which contains seven phares.Then it deduces a conclusion about its absolute dynasty based on its relative time relationship and funerary things for concluding its dynasty such as money note, copper mirror and bricks which had the words about its period.Partâ…¤---ConclusionThe conclusion of this thesis is given and the main contents are summarized in this part, as well as the inadequacy of the researches in this thesis.