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Balikun Xigou Ruins Tomb No.1 And Accessories Research Unearthed Gold

Posted on:2015-02-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X W ChengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2265330428471393Subject:Archaeology and Museology
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Late warring States period to the early Western Han, Xiongnu had defeated Yuezhi after a series of wars of expansion and occupied the Eastern Tianshan area. The Hongshankou-Shirenzigou archeological sites, represented by remains of the early nomadic culture in the Eastern Tianshan area is divided into two categories, with the second category cultural remains of tombs belonging to the Xiongnu.Tomb No.1of Xigou site is the first excavation of burial in the Xigou site, and one of the few large tombs excavated in the Hongshankou-Shirenzigou archeological sites. Its special shape and burial custom reflect the nomadic burial customs, the exquisite funerary objects unearthed from the tombs provides additional information for the study of ancient nomadic culture in the Eastern Tianshan area.This paper through on Tomb No.1of Xigou site archaeological excavations information of detailed finishing and archaeological typology, and archaeological culture factors of comparison, preliminary judges that the main culture features including stone kurgan, stone outer coffin buried with, and disrupt burial custom belonging to the Xiongnu. The part factors including buried horse in the north, tiger shaped, Argali sheep shaped, and Griffin shaped theme, influenced by the Pazyryk Culture in the Altai Mountains region, and the tomb belonging to the Xiongnu. The expansion of Xiongnu’s rise, continuous sweep tribal minorities in Gansu-Qinghai, Altai region, ethnic and cultural integration, leading to their tombs, burial and funerary objects contain a variety of cultural factors. reflecting The burial culture of Tomb No.1of Xigou site is the portrayal of historical background.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Hongshankou-Shirenzigou archeological sites, Tomb No.1of Xigou site, Animal style, Xiongnu, Pazyryk Culture
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