Archaeological finds! 31 Han tombs were found in Inner Mongolia and Lingle

Source: China News Network

Hohhot, 4 Nov (China News Service) -- On 4 November, this reporter learned from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the Department of Archaeology and Literature of the College of History and Culture of Inner Mongolia Normal University that 31 Han tombs were recently discovered in Hohhot City and Linger County. The excavation of this Han tomb is of great significance to supplement the han tomb shape system in south-central Inner Mongolia, China.

The excavation site is located on a terrace about 1 km northwest of the ancient city of Xiaohongcheng in Dahongcheng Village, Dahongcheng Township, Linger County. From June to September 2021, the Inner Mongolia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, together with the Department of Archaeology and Literature of the College of History and Culture of Inner Mongolia Normal University, and the Linger County Cultural Relics Protection Center, conducted rescue excavations here.

According to reports, a total of 31 tombs were excavated this time, and the types of burial artifacts unearthed were rich and the number was considerable. Including clay pots, clay pots, pottery wells, pottery stoves, etc. A total of 350 pieces (sets).

According to official sources, the Han tombs in Xiaohongcheng, Helinger County, are diverse in shape, including four kinds of earth pit vertical cave tombs, earth cave tombs, brick wall tombs, and brick chamber tombs. The tombs have a variety of shapes, mainly brick wall tombs without coupons, and there is also the only brick chamber tomb with a side vault in the cemetery. Brick wall tombs are rarely found in other parts of Inner Mongolia, and the preliminary inference should be the transitional form from the earthen cave tomb to the brick chamber tomb, which is of great significance.

The number of pottery excavated in this excavation is considerable, diverse and well preserved, of which the pottery combination of "pot, pot, stove and well" is the most distinctive. Nearly two-thirds of the 31 tombs have a complete combination of "pots, pots, stoves, and wells." In addition to the number of pots, all tombs with this combination are buried with 3 or 6 pots, with one well and one stove.

Qi Rongqing, director of the Department of Archaeology and Literature of Inner Mongolia Normal University, believes that the excavation of the Han tomb has supplemented the Han tomb shape system in central and southern Inner Mongolia, and the understanding of the politics, economy and culture of the Hohhot region and even the entire central and southern Inner Mongolia from the middle and late Western Han Dynasty to the early Eastern Han Dynasty has taken a step forward. (End)