On The Eastern Zhou Period Tombs Of The Ningxia Region

In this paper, through arranging and analyzing the materials, using archaeological typology method, the history of Ningxia Eastern Zhou Dynasty tombs are divided into three periods. The paper analyzes the space structure in typical cemeteries of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty tombs in Ningxia basing on stages, and summarizes the formation of the cemetery and cultural phenomenon burial which are reflected by the location, burial customs, funerary objects, and animal sacrifices of the typical cemeteries. Besides, the paper gives a comparison on the typical cemeteries of different regions. With more detailed interpretation and analysis on materials of the region, the paper explored the relationships between the Eastern Zhou Dynasty tombs in Ningxia and the cemeteries of neighboring regions which remain the same culture. Finally, the paper proposes the issues which should be focus on and research prospects of such cultural relics, when relating to the origin, the economic types and peoples of Eastern Zhou Dynasty tombs in Ningxia.The main part of the article focused on the two chapters of the stag-es of the tombs and the analysis on the space structure. The following chapters, including the relationships between the tombs in Ningxia and the neighboring regions and the economic types, are the extensions of the main contents. This article is intended to make the burial culture of Eastern Zhou Dynasty in Ningxia clear and play a fundamental role for the study of similar cultural relics in northern regions.