Study On The Tombs With Bronze-imitated Pottery Ritual Vessels In Western Zhou Dynasty

Taking the Western Zhou tombs with bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels as the research object,this paper analyzes the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the tombs with bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels at different stages,and constructs the grade sequence of these tombs.Then discusses the diachronic change and grade difference of the use features of the bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels in Western Zhou tombs.Combined with the archaeological background provided by the tombs,it analyzes the "ritual" function of the bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels.Finally,on the basis of analyzing and summarizing the main features of these tombs,this paper discusses the composition of the people belonging to these tombs and the related social and historical issues.The main content of the paper is divided into six chapters:The first chapter is introduction,on the basis of comprehensively combing the archaeological data and related research results of the Western Zhou tombs with bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels,this chapter summarizes the the issues and shortcomings in the previous studies,and puts forward the research purpose and the research content of this paper.After that,the research methods and technical routes of this paper are expounded,and the related issues are explained.On the basis of summing up the previous results of the previous period of Western Zhou tombs with bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels,the second chapter reveals the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of these tombs,and constructs the grade sequence of them.The date of these tombs was mainly concentrated in the early Western Zhou Dynasty,their spatial distribution was characterized by a wide area and a small amount of concentration.These Western Zhou tombs can be divided into three levels,different levels in different regions as a whole trend of recession.The third chapter studies the use features of bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels in Western Zhou Dynasty,and clarifies the diachronic changesand grade differences in the class,quantity and combination form of these bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels.It is pointed out that the stage change of the use features of the special potteries is the embodiment of the social changes and cultural innovations in Shang and Zhou Dynasties.The level difference among the use features reflects that bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels can identify the identity and grade of the owner of the tomb.Combined with the coexistence of objects,places,burial custom and other archaeological background provided by these tombs,the fourth explains the "ritual" function of bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels in Western Zhou Dynasty tombs.Mainly including three aspects: first,bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels and bronze ritual vessels complement each other,together constitute a set of ritual vessels that can identify the identity and grade of owners;second,the categories of bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels and bronze ritual vessels have been repeated,each of them respectively constitute a set of ritual system;third,in the absence of copper rituals vessels,complete sets of bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels alone bear "ritual" function of bronze ritual vessels.The fifth chapter analyzes and summarizes the main features of the Western Zhou tombs with bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels,and clarifies the grade composition and ethnic composition of the people belonging to these tombs.It is pointed out that the Western Zhou Dynasty funerary bronze-imitated pottery ritual vessels as a unique burial customs.Not only cater to the identity of the identity of Yin survivals,but also has a profound social and historical background.The sixth chapter is conclusion,which summarizes the main conclusions of this paper and its academic significance,and puts forward some issues which need to be studied further.