An Archaeological Study On Tombs Of Warring States And Qin Dynasty At Wohu Bay Cemetery

The study object of this paper,tombs of Warring States and Qin Dynasty at Wohu Bay Cemetery in Mizhi,is a batch of small and medium-sized tombs,and the largest tomb groups of Eastern Zhou Dynasty,which has lasted for the longest time,being discovered so far in Mizhi area.This discovery enriches archaeological information material of tomb groups of Eastern Zhou Dynasty in Mizhi area and Shanbei area.This paper analyzes the tombs of Warring States and Qin Dynasty at Wohu Bay Cemetery in Mizhi by means of archeological typology,archeological stratigraphy,cultural factor analysis,and the method of combining archaeological data with documentary data.The analysis content includes typological analysis of tomb form and norms,burial equipment and style and main funerary utensils,and divides the tomb time into periods and phases.Referring to the excavation and research results of Baidi tombs,ethnics Rong tombs,tombs of Qin Dynasty,tombs of Three-Jin Kindom that are excavated in the neighborhood,the age of each stage of the tomb is determined.It analyzes the cultural factors of the tomb,and discusses the cultural factors that dominate this batch of tombs on this basis.By virtue of the tomb throng belonging that literature materials determine,it refers to the background of the times to explore reasons for the formation of the cemetery,the regime change in Northern Shaanxi reflected by the cemetery,nation and regime exchanges,and other issues.The research result of the paper indicates that the tombs of Warring States and Qin Dynasty at Wohu Bay Cemetery belong to Baidi before late Warring States Period,the cultural factors of Qin Dynasty accounts for a higher proportion in the tomb since the late Warring States Period,and the reason is related with the expansion of Qin culture and Qin immigrants.At the same time,there are few bronze weapons and civilian official utensils seen in the batch of tombs,and the social roles of tomb occupants are mostly local ordinary residents.