In the formula of determination, it was made in the Chu Palace. It was done in the Chu Room. Hazel of trees, chairs of tung lacquer, and chinsel. - "The Book of Poetry, The Wind, and the Direction of Determination"
preface
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although it was relatively turbulent, the concept of "death as life" at that time was very strong, especially the aristocratic class, in order to enjoy eternal wealth after death, it was even more necessary to build their own tombs very luxuriously, and the burial items in the tombs were also quite large. Since ancient times, many people have engaged in the business of tomb robbery in order to get rich, resulting in many large tombs becoming empty tombs, but some tomb owners are also rude to tomb robbers.
The Tomb of The Warring States Chu was discovered in Guozhuang, Henan
In recent years, with the implementation of the Cultural Relics Protection Law and the country's emphasis on the protection of cultural relics, tomb robbery has rarely happened. However, in 2005, a group of tomb robbers took advantage of the Chinese New Year's Eve night in Guozhuang, Henan Province, to prepare for the implementation of tomb robbery, when firecrackers could be set off during the New Year, and this group of tomb robbers also used this time to blast out some caves with homemade bombs on the cultivated land near Guozhuang.
At that time, when the cave was blown up, there was a lot of movement, and many villagers felt that their houses were trembling, until the next day when they went out and saw the cave in the field, they felt that something was wrong, and immediately reported the case to the public security organs after discovering the abnormality. After receiving the report, the police were quickly dispatched, and after the cooperation of the relevant departments, it was found that there was an ancient tomb of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and this group of tomb robbers also came to this tomb.
The stone and sand tomb is an anti-theft tomb
After the relevant departments sent an archaeological team to arrive, it was found that the Chu tomb was covered with robbery holes, and at that time, some archaeologists believed that there were so many robbery caves that were likely to have been emptied of valuable things in the tomb. However, some people have different views, and the reason why there are still tomb robbers to patronize now is that the tombs are still well preserved.
In the end, it was decided to carry out rescue excavation of Guo Zhuangchu's tomb, in the process, the archaeologists found that the tomb shape was in the shape of an earthen "A", and after digging the open soil layer, there was a 7-meter-thick rammed earth layer, and under this layer was fine sand and boulders. This kind of tomb is also called a graveyard grave, the main role is to deal with the tomb robbers, these fine sand will flow into the robbery cave, the stone flowing down with the fine sand, and even the tomb robber will be smashed to death. In this tomb of Guo Zhuang Chu, more than 80 corpses were found, and these people were all tomb robbers.
The identity of the owner of the tomb is still unknown
After the excavation of the archaeological team, it was determined that there are two tombs of Guo ZhuangChu, the main tomb is a large stone and sand tomb, the tomb wall is close to vertical, and there is a stepped passage in each of the four corners, and the shape is very special. Another tomb is similar in shape to the main tomb, both are "A" shaped, the I-shaped space of the rafter room is largely divided into two rooms, the front room has some bronze ceremonial vessels and musical instruments, and the back room is where the coffin is placed.
A total of more than 1,000 pieces of various bronzes have been excavated from the tomb, and more than 200 pieces of jade have been unearthed, and dings have been found in the tombs. To know that in the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, only people with a certain identity will appear in the tomb, this Guo Zhuang Chu tomb excavated a total of 4 complete Ding and a Ding leg, archaeologists according to the position of the Ding pendulum speculated that this is a Seven Ding Tomb. However, there is no item in the tomb that can determine the identity of the owner of the tomb, so the identity of the owner of this ancient tomb is still a mystery.
summary
This Guo Zhuang Chu tomb is relatively well preserved because of the good tomb robbery measures, but some experts speculate that the two dings that are less likely to be stolen by the tomb thieves. The excavation of this Chu tomb has a high reference value for the study of the tomb culture of the Chu state in the Spring and Autumn Period, and many cultural relics excavated have certain research value.
There have also been speculations about the identity of the tomb owner, from the time of the tomb and the scale of the tomb, it can be determined that the identity of the tomb owner is very noble. It is believed that with the development of archaeological technology, the identity of the owner of guozhuang Chu tomb will definitely be revealed, according to the existing clues, this person is a high-ranking nobleman of the Chu state with a prominent status, and it is very likely that he is a first-class figure of the Chu King's grandson.
【References】The Book of Poetry
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