In ancient society, seals are important identity relics, its role is no less than our current ID card, so ancient seals are also diverse, especially in archaeological discoveries, experts can also unearth some strange seals, such as the Qionglai Han tomb group found a seal. Experts say that India, China, and India are very rare, not only enriching the ancient seal culture, but also correcting a mistake in the Book of Han. If you are also curious, the following Xiaobian will reveal it to you.
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At the beginning of 2017, in Quanshui Town, Qionglai City, Chengdu, the local preparation for planning a tourism project, to this end will be in Fan Duo Village construction, because fan duo village has a lot of ancient tombs and historical sites, so in accordance with the requirements of the local relevant departments, the construction area will first be archaeological surveyed to determine whether there are ancient tombs underground. During the survey, experts found more than 30 ancient tombs and four kiln factory sites, and cleaned and excavated these tombs in the next two years. Experts said that these tombs are mainly Han Dynasty tombs, only a small number of tombs are from the Tang and Song dynasties, and the scale of tombs is not large, and some tombs have been excavated by tomb robbers very early, but experts have also unearthed more than 200 cultural relics, such as various types of pottery cups and pots, iron agricultural tools, bronze carriages and horses and jade hook belts.
It is worth mentioning that there is a Han tomb numbered M9 that is called "Imperial Tomb" by local villagers, and it is said that the princes of the Han Dynasty are buried. At first, experts dismissed this claim, believing that the legend was unreliable, and that there was never a historical record of a princely tomb. In the later excavations, experts found some abnormalities, this so-called "imperial tomb" is indeed larger than other tombs, and the most pirated holes were found, so only some tattered pottery and figurines were left with the burials. Experts are nervous, since the "imperial tomb" has been stolen many times, it also shows that the identity of the tomb owner is not ordinary, is it really as the villagers said that the tomb owner is a certain prince?
Experts carried out a careful clean-up, and later found a square seal in the corner of the tomb, which was about 3.5 centimeters high, had a silver texture, and the surface had been oxidized and blackened, but the top of the unicorn button appeared to be lifelike. However, what surprised the experts the most was that there was a small jade seal inside the square seal, and experts said that such a seal was found for the first time in the Chengdu area. Since the seal was found, it also shows that the owner of the tomb has a certain identity, otherwise it is impossible to have a seal. After research, experts found that the two seals of the seal are yin carved seal books, but the content is different, the outer seal is "Liu Yue", the inner seal is "Zi Zhong", so the identity of the owner of the tomb is also revealed, that is, Liu Yue, the king of Guangchuan in the Han Dynasty, is the eleventh son of Liu Qi, the Emperor of Han Jing, and also allows the local "Imperial Tomb" tomb to be confirmed.
Printing has a long history, in ancient society is also a symbol of status, the emperor has a jade seal, officials have official seals, ordinary people can also engrave private seals, but the most favorite seal is still some literati inkers, so there are also many unique seals handed down, such as six-sided seals, totem seals and painting seals, etc., but there are very few mother-daughter seals. The so-called "mother-son seal", that is, Liu Yue's print in the above article, the outer seal is the mother, the inner seal is the son, the mother seal is engraved with the name, and the sub-seal is engraved, which can also reflect an elegant life atmosphere. According to Liu Yue's mother-son seal, we can also know a little about his personality, such as a free personality, unfettered, also like to innovate, love change, and so on.
In the historical data, there are not many records about Liu Yue, and it can even be described as lonely and nameless, and the reason for this result may be that he, as a member of the royal family, did not focus on government affairs, but pursued a unique seal. In the Book of Han, it is recorded that after Wang Mang usurped the throne, he killed many princes, such as Sihou de, Xianhou Fu, and Gonghou Tang, etc., which also mentions that Liu Yue, the king of Guangchuan in the Han Dynasty, was killed by Wang Mang. However, the discovery of Liu Yue's tomb in the Qionglai Han tomb group in Chengdu also shows that Liu Yue escaped this disaster at that time, and fled with his family to The Village of Fan Qiao in Qionglai, but did not die under Wang Mang's knife, so the record in the Book of Han is untrue.
In archaeological discoveries, there are countless cases of excavated cultural relics to solve the mystery of history, so people often say that archaeology is like a needle and thread, stitching together the past and the present, so that we have a deeper understanding and understanding of the real history. In the near future, I also hope that experts will have more new discoveries and let us explore the future through history.
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"Qionglai Han Tomb" author: Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, publisher: Cultural Relics Publishing House
Wenlan Hairun Studio Editor-in-Chief Wen Xiucai, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Liu Lijiang's