On January 6, the reporter learned from the Beihai City Museum that a group of ancient tombs with an area of 70,000 square meters was found in Beihai City, and there were more than 200 cemeteries in preliminary exploration. According to preliminary identification, the tomb dates to the Sui and Tang dynasties of the Six Dynasties, and is rare in Beihai and even Guangxi, with high research value.
Schematic map of the distribution range of the Dashugen Ancient Tomb Group (courtesy of Beihai City Museum)
The ancient tomb group is located in Dashugen Village, Fucheng Town, Yinhai District, Beihai City, due to the local residents in the area for a long time to level the land, dig pits and other activities, resulting in different degrees of destruction of the tomb area, in the tomb group northwest of the ancient river (Xinjiang) along the sugarcane field found a large number of destroyed stone tombs, the field can be seen everywhere there are about 20cm thick "grinding wheel pieces". At present, nearly thirty tombs have been exposed to the ground, most of which have damaged the upper part of the burial chamber, leaving only the bottom of the tomb.
Ancient tombs in the northwest of the Xinjiang River along the field scattered "grinding wheel pieces" (issued by the Central Broadcasting Network, Beihai City Museum photo)
Bare-chested tombs on the surface of the earth (courtesy of Beihai City Museum)
The surrounding environment of the Dashugen Ancient Tomb Group (Courtesy of Beihai Museum)
"The most prominent feature of this tomb group is that the burial chamber is generally constructed with a stone piece commonly known as 'grinding wheel piece', and some tombs are composed of masonry and stone, with narrow and shallow shapes and simple regulations. At present, we have notified the local cultural relics management department, set up five protection plates, and arranged for village cadres to inspect and prevent the tomb group from being damaged again. Liao Yuantian, director of the Beihai Museum and director of the Beihai Cultural Relics Protection and Research Center and the Beihai Maritime Silk Road Application Center, said.
Archaeologists carry out archaeological work at the site of the Dashugen Ancient Tomb Group (Courtesy of Beihai City Museum)
Broken clay pots in the eucalyptus forest on the east side of the ancient tomb group (Courtesy of Beihai City Museum)
The relics collected by archaeologists in the burial area include pottery, porcelain, iron and other types, and the recognizable vessels are hard pottery four-series pots, sand-filled clay kettles, celadon bowls, and iron knives. Pottery ornamentation is relatively rich, there are water ripples, milk nail patterns, string patterns, leaf vein patterns, grate scratches and so on. In addition, more geometric tiles and a small number of "Pavilion" inscription bricks have been found. "It is speculated that the age of this tomb group is about the Six Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the tomb shape system is rare in Beihai and even in Guangxi, and has high research value." Liao Yuantian said.
Collecting milk nail pottery around the ancient tomb group (courtesy of Beihai City Museum)
The inscription bricks of the "Pavilion Pavilion" collected around the ancient tomb group (Courtesy of Beihai Museum)
Ceramics collected around the ancient tomb group (courtesy of Beihai City Museum)
In order to further promote the declaration of the Beihai Maritime Silk Road as a world cultural heritage, find out the ancient cultural relics of the coastal area of the Beihai Sea, and clarify the historical and cultural context of the Beihai region, since September 2017, the Beihai Museum has organized professionals to conduct a systematic archaeological survey of the coastal area of the Beihai Sea, and found the ancient tomb group of the big tree root in the coastal archaeological work.
"In the next step, the Beihai Museum will continue to carry out coastal archaeological surveys, especially special surveys of ancient ports, wharves and ancient kiln sites, systematically investigate the remains related to the Maritime Silk Road, and find out the specific distribution of the remains of the Sea Silk Road in various periods in the Beihai." Liao Yuantian said.