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The Excavation Of The Mogou Site In Lintan,Gansu In 2012

Posted on:2016-07-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q J MuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330482477444Subject:Cultural relics and museums
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The eighth excavationon the site of LintanMogou has been finished by Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Research Center for the Silk Road Cultural Heritage Preservation and Archaeology, Northwest University, April to July 2012.The excavation of 8 pottery kilns and 12 pits, mid-Yangshao time, has unearthed relics of pottery, stone, bone etc.Morphology of the pottery kiln belongs to the typical mid-Yangshao timepottery kiln. Layers of pottery fragments found at the bottom of the kiln chamber were used during the firing process, with auxiliary pottery effect.The majority of pit bottom and side wall found hard soil is rugged, that should be remain after grubbing soil and mud.Positons of pottery kilnsand pits are obviously correlated in the spatial distribution, so they might be considered as a siteof special potteryworkplace in mid-Yangshao time.The 32 tombs of the Siwa culture were excavated, a form of earthen pit tombs and earthen tomb is two categories.The funerary objects were unearthed, including potterywhich has the largest number, bronze, iron, stone, bone and some other artifacts.This time,the excavation used method of dissection, and revealed the burial process more effectively. Most of tombs were repeatedly used in the burial ground. Several or more than a dozen of people were buried in one tomb. Some of the tombs were buried more than twice with disarrangement. Artificial iron products were also found as funerary objectswhich is by far the earliest in China. The achievement of excavation plays the important role in promotingthe study onYangshao culture of Gansu-Tsinghai region and the discovery of interaction in Yangshao culture of the Weihe basin. Significant progress was also made in the evolution of the prehistoric pottery kilns in China. The excavation not only provides new data for further study onthe structure of tombsand burial customsof Siwa culture, but also provides important evidence for the study of the history of our country iron.
Keywords/Search Tags:Mogou site, Siwa culture, Yangshao culture, Tomb, Pottery kilms
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