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The excavation of M793 at Liujiazhuang North in Yinxu, Anyang, Henan

Anyang Team, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Published/Copyright: December 14, 2023
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Chinese Archaeology
From the journal Chinese Archaeology Volume 23 Issue 1

Abstract

In August 1994, the Anyang Team, Institute of Archaeology of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences excavated tomb M793 at Liujiazhuang North in Yinxu, Anyang City, Henan Province. It is a vertical earthen pit tomb equipped with one coffin, one burial chamber, and a waist pit. Pottery, bronze, jade, stone, bone, and shell artifacts were unearthed. Tomb M793 yielded bronze assemblages with inscriptions of “Yajiang” 亚弜, suggesting that the neighboring area was likely where the Yajiang clan dwelled. The characteristics of grave goods suggest that the tomb dates approximately to the late stage of Yinxu Phase II. Bronze inscriptions and the size of the tomb chamber indicate that the tomb occupant was a minor leader of the Yajiang or Jiang clan, a member of the Jiang people recorded in oracle bone inscriptions, rather than the main leader of the Yajiang or Jiang clan. This excavation provides crucial clues for confirming Liujiazhuang North as one of the significant settlements for the Yajiang or Jiang clan.

Keywords: Anyang City, Henan Province; Liujiazhuang North; earthen pit tomb; late stage of Yinxu Phase II; Yajiang.

Postscript

The original article 河南安阳市殷墟刘家庄北地M793, prepared by Hongbin Yue 岳洪彬, Zhanwei Yue 岳占伟, and Qi Wang 王祁, was published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2022.8:25–45 with 57 figures. This abbreviated English version, translated by Yuting Gao 高毓婷, has removed 13 figures and the notes.

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Yan, Zhibin 严志斌. 2017. Shangdai qingtongqi mingwen yanjiu 商代青铜器铭文研究 (A study of bronze inscriptions in the Shang dynasty). Shanghai: Shanghai guji chubanshe.Search in Google Scholar
Published Online: 2023-12-14
Published in Print: 2023-12-15

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https://doi.org/10.1515/char-2023-0007
Keywords for this article
Anyang City, Henan Province; Liujiazhuang North; earthen pit tomb; late stage of Yinxu Phase II; Yajiang.

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. New archaeological discoveries
  3. The Piluo Paleolithic site in Daocheng, Sichuan
  4. The Huangshan Neolithic site in Nanyang, Henan
  5. The sacrificial area at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan
  6. The Guozishan Warring States tomb M1 in Zhangshu, Jiangxi
  7. The 2021 excavation on the Zhengjiahu cemetery in Yunmeng, Hubei
  8. Tang dynasty Tuyuhun royal tombs in Wuwei, Gansu
  9. Reports
  10. The excavation of M793 at Liujiazhuang North in Yinxu, Anyang, Henan
  11. The 2015–2019 excavation of the bronze foundry site at the Huanbei Shang City in Anyang, Henan
  12. Research
  13. The Lushanmao site and the formation of the Xitu type architectural tradition
  14. Archaeological observations on agro-pastoralist integration in south-central Inner Mongolia during the Eastern Zhou
  15. On crescent-shaped objects of the early Bronze Age in southern Siberia and the surrounding areas
  16. Further discussion on the origins of horse stirrups
  17. Research on the pottery decorations and manufacturing techniques of the Houtaomuga Phase I culture
  18. Scientific examination and study of the Qijia culture bronze artifacts from Mogou site in Lintan, Gansu
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