A Research Of Bronze Sacrifice Vessels Tombs From Dahekou Cemetery

The Dahekou Cemetery is located on the platform in the north of Dahekou Village,Yicheng County,Shanxi Province.It is an important cemetery found in southern Shanxi.Since the excavation,the research results have been fruitful.Due to the limited publication of information,the research on the bronze sacrifice vessels tombs is slightly insufficient.In order to solve related problems,this article uses the original data to study the bronze sacrifice vessels tombs in Dahekou Cemetery.This article uses typological research method,cultural elements analysis method,context analysis method and other archaeological methods to study the bronze sacrifice vessels tombs in Dahekou Cemetery on the basis of previous studies,trying to solve the years,grade,burial customs,cultural elements,location,and the rise and fall of the cemetery.Explore the cultural and social content of the main population of the Dahekou cemetery,and further understand the main historical process of the Dahekou cemetery.The full text is divided into seven parts:Chapter One: Introduction.Briefly combing and summarizing the research status of Dahekou cemetery and Western Zhou bronze ceremonial tombs.It briefly introduces the reason for the topic selection,research object,research purpose and methods of this article,and explains related issues.Chapter Two: The periodization and years of the tombs.Sort out the bronze ceremonial vessels and pottery,combined with small objects such as chariots and horses,and conduct a phased study on the basis of typological research.The 49 tombs are divided into three phases and five sections.The characteristics of the artifacts are summarized.On the basis of periodization,the years of the bronze ceremonial tombs can be determined by comparing with the artifacts and tombs of other regions.Among them,there are 5 tombs in the early Western Zhou Dynasty,31 tombs in the middle Western Zhou Dynasty,and 13 tombs in the late Western Zhou Dynasty.Chapter Three: Research on the Graves of Tombs.Taking into account the number of tripods,area,burial chariots and horses pits,other burial varieties and quantity of Dahekou bronze ceremonial tombs,the tombs are divided into high-level nobles,middle-level nobles,and low-level nobles.The number of low-level nobles is the largest,the number of middle-level nobles is more,and the number of high-level nobles is the least.There are differences between male and female noble burials.Chapter Four: Analysis of burial custom.By analyzing the characteristics of the tombs and the unearthed artifacts,we can study the burial customs of the noble tombs in the Dahekou Cemetery.Studies have shown that west-facing vertical cave earth pit tombs are popular,and there are many phenomena of waist pits and sacrifices.The bronze sacrifice vessel combination is dominated by food vessels and it is mainly placed in front of the head of the tomb.The unearthed location can reflect the concept of classification.It seems indistinguishable in terms of location that the funerary ware and the utility ware and they are used together or in a separate set.Bronze musical instruments are a symbol of rank.There is a burial custom that destroys soldiers.Chariots and horses are more common in male tombs.The pottery combination is dominated by Li or Li and jars,and the most placed positions are between the inner and outer coffins.Chapter Five: Analysis of cultural elements.The cultural elements of burial customs and unearthed artifacts are analyzed,and their diachronic changes are investigated.Studies have shown that the Dahekou cemetery not only includes factors of Shang and Zhou culture,but is also influenced by the northern or northwestern minority culture.At the same time,it also showed its own characteristics.Chapter Six: Analysis of tombs location and the rise and fall of the cemetery.Study the relationship between the burial position of the bronze ceremonial tombs,and explore the rise and fall of the noble tombs in the Dahekou Cemetery and its reasons.There is no concentrated distribution of noble tombs,and tombs of different genders and grades are mixed.The Dahekou cemetery rose in the early Western Zhou Dynasty,reached its peak of development in the mid-term,and gradually declined in the late period,which is speculated to be related to political,economic,and geographical reasons.Chapter Seven: Conclusion.Summarize the full text.