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A mural tomb of the Northern Qi Dynasty at Shuiquanliang in Shuozhou, Shanxi

  • Shanxi Provincial Institute Of Archaeology , Shanxi Museum , Shuozhou Municipal Department Of Cultural Heritage and Chongfu Temple Cultural Relics Administration
Published/Copyright: November 20, 2012
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Chinese Archaeology
From the journal Chinese Archaeology Volume 12 Issue 1

Abstract

From June to August 2008, a joint archaeological team excavated a mural tomb at Shuiquanliang Village in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. The tomb is situated about 1.5km west of the village. In the tomb, grave goods such as pottery figurines, pottery models and glazed ceramic vessels as well as many well-preserved murals were found. The tomb structure, murals, and tomb furnishings suggest that the tomb was built in the late Northern Qi Dynasty; the occupant of the tomb may have been the military commander of Shuozhou City. This excavation is very important for the study of the history and culture of Shuozhou area in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Keywords : Mural tombs-Northern Qi Dynasty; Shuiquanliang (Shuozhou City, Shanxi)
Published Online: 2012-11-20
Published in Print: 2012-11-1

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https://doi.org/10.1515/char-2012-0011
Keywords for this article
Mural tombs-Northern Qi Dynasty; Shuiquanliang (Shuozhou City, Shanxi)

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  1. Masthead
  2. The Western Zhou cemetery at Dahekou in Yicheng County, Shanxi
  3. The Mudu Archaic City Site of the Spring-and-Autumn Period in Suzhou City, Jiangsu
  4. The Tuyoq Buddhist Grottoes in Shanshan County, Xinjiang
  5. The Laosicheng Site in Yongshun County, Hunan
  6. The sunken ship “Nan’ao I” of the Ming Dynasty in Shantou City, Guangdong
  7. Tomb No. 139 of the Shang Dynasty at Daxinzhuang, Jinan City
  8. Peng She’s tomb of the Chu State of the Spring-and-Autumn Period in Nanyang, Henan
  9. Late Paleolithic site at Locality S9 of Shizitan Complex in Jixian County, Shanxi
  10. Architectural Complex VI of Changle Palace, Han Chang’an City in Xi’an
  11. Excavation of the Yuyang Tomb of the Western Han Dynasty at Wangchengpo, Changsha, Hunan
  12. A mural tomb of the Northern Qi Dynasty at Shuiquanliang in Shuozhou, Shanxi
  13. The “Black Dragon Gate” site and Architectural Foundation No. 4 of Zuling Mausoleum precinct of the Liao Dynasty
  14. The excavation of a stone crypt of the Liao Dynasty in Chaoyang City, Liaoning
  15. A preliminary study on the fu and yue institution in ancient China
  16. Reexamination of the pre-Qin muji (grave sacrifice) institution
  17. Also on the typology of bow-shaped objects and relevant issues
  18. Differentiation of two types of cultural remains of the Eastern Zhou Period in North China: on the relationships among the Rong, Di and the Hu
  19. A study of Xiongnu tombs
  20. A study of Xianbei tombs
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  25. The consumption, utilization and supply of sheep and goats at the late Shang Dynasty capital: a zooarchaeological study on the sheep and goat remains unearthed in the Yinxu area
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