The excavation of the Tang tombs of Dai Zhou and his wife in Chang’an District, Xi’an
Abstract
The tombs of Dai Zhou and his wife, née Wan, were discovered and excavated in 2014 in Chang’an District, Xi’an. Dai Zhou served as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue during the reign of Taizong in the Tang dynasty. Both tombs, placed side by side from east to west in the same cemetery, are shaft tombs with a long sloping ramp, multiple ventilation shafts, and a single rectangular chamber. Over 100 artifacts were unearthed. Well-preserved murals, depicting sword-bearing guardian warriors, servants, and musicians, were found in Dai Zhou’s tomb. The epitaphs from these tombs provide new insights into the late Sui and early Tang history.
Postscript
The original article 西安市长安区唐戴胄夫妇墓发掘简报 prepared by Jing Zhao 赵晶, Lianhua Zhu 朱连华, Xiaoli Zhang 张小丽, and Xin Guo 郭昕, was published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2021.10:38–59 with 65 figures and 15 notes. This abbreviated English version, translated by Jiajia Wang 王嘉佳, has removed 24 figures and the notes.
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