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The archaeological investigation and coring exploration of the Weiling Mausoleum of Emperor Yuan of the Western Han Dynasty
Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and Xianyang Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
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November 19, 2015
Abstract
Weiling Mausoleum located to the southwest of Xinzhuang Village of Zhouling Town, Weicheng District, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province is the mausoleum yard of Liu Shi, the Emperor Yuan of the Western Han Dynasty. From November 2008 to June 2009, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and Xianyang Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology jointly conducted comprehensive investigation and exploration to the Weiling Mausoleum precinct, which covered an area of about 5sq km. The investigation and exploration confirmed the types of the burials of Emperor Yuan, Empress Wang and Zhaoyi (“lady of bright deportment”) Fu, discovered the scope of the precinct and the road network in it as well as the large amounts of architectural remains and storage pits, and basically grasped its shape, planning and structure, all of which are academically important for the researches on the types of the imperial mausoleums of the Western Han Dynasty and the relevant systems and regulations.
Keywords: Mausoleums-Western Han Dynasty-archaeology; Weiling Mausoleum (Weicheng District; Xianyang City; Shaanxi)
Published Online: 2015-11-19
Published in Print: 2015-11-1
© 2015 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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Keywords for this article
Mausoleums-Western Han Dynasty-archaeology;
Weiling Mausoleum (Weicheng District;
Xianyang City;
Shaanxi)
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- New archaeological discoveries
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- Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum site in Xi’an
- The remains of the ancient bridges on the Wei River in Xi’an City
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