The tomb of the Song Dynasty was unearthed in Hefei, which was seriously damaged. Why did archaeologists go crazy about it?

In June, 22, the latest archaeological news came from Hefei, and the latest discovery was made in the Burial in Changfeng. According to experts' inference, the tomb should belong to a large family in the Song Dynasty. Although not many valuable funerary objects were unearthed in one of the tombs, many authoritative archaeologists from Jiangsu, Beijing and Hubei came to Changfeng, Hefei, to watch the excavation trend of this ancient tomb. So what is the charm of this ancient tomb that has been robbed?

Anhui, a province in central China, is a famous historical capital. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, most of Anhui was the territory of the State of Wu and the State of Yue, while in the early Warring States period, it was classified as Chu. In 195s, the cultural relics department excavated many ancient tombs with high value in Anhui Province. In April 219, a large-scale family tomb group of the Song Dynasty was discovered on a construction site in Xiatang Town, Changfeng. After preliminary excavation, it is the first time that the high-standard octagonal tombs of the Song Dynasty were discovered in Anhui Province. The so-called octagonal tomb is that the architectural structure of this ancient tomb group is quite different, and there are not many well-preserved ancient sites in the Song Dynasty.

in August, 219, archaeologists unearthed 51 precious cultural relics from this tomb group, including lacquered wood, gold and silver wares, ceramics, and the extremely precious sixteen-piece sunflower mouth plate with silver buckle in Song Dynasty, and so on. However, the rectangular tomb numbered m14 among the ancient tombs surprised the experts. This tomb is an empty tomb, and two coffins have been removed. Since even the coffins have been stolen, it is conceivable that there will not be too many funerary objects in m14 tomb. However, the overall structure of m14 tomb is very strange. Although there are no exquisite funerary objects in it, archaeological experts from other provinces unanimously agree that this tomb is the only flat-topped tomb of the Song Dynasty found in China so far.

what is a flat-topped tomb? Simply speaking, the facade of this tomb is flat-topped, with a "flat-topped" inside and a flat-topped outside. The "dome" is a common roof style in ancient traditional buildings in China. There are four ridges at the top to form a flat roof, which is connected to the dome below. This kind of flat roof shape is extremely rare in tombs, and it is a common roof style in ancient traditional buildings in China. Think about it: did ancient people rarely use flat-topped structures in their houses? Moreover, when the flat-topped structure is buried, it is not conducive to the pressure of the whole main tomb.

So why is the architectural structure of this m14 tomb so different? According to experts' speculation, the m14 tomb has been excavated, and the size of the top and wall tiles of this tomb is different. Perhaps after the grave robbers visited, the descendants of this tomb made great efforts to repair the whole tomb structure, and the top of the tomb after repair became a flat roof. It is precisely under this circumstance that the main structure of this tomb is very different from other tombs of the Song Dynasty, and it has attracted the attention of many authoritative archaeologists. In March 22, archaeologists unearthed some epitaphs from the tomb group. Judging that the owner of the tomb lived around 1112 AD, the general scope includes Feidong County and Changfeng in Hefei today. Song dynasty. The owner of the tomb belongs to the merchant dajia, who is quite influential and even has many contacts with many Song Dynasty officials.

in addition, the folk customs in the song dynasty were open and the commercial system was very prosperous. When the gentry and noble families are buried, they always bring their favorite or more valuable objects, so many high-value funerary objects can often be unearthed in the tombs of the Song Dynasty. These Song tombs not only unearthed very rare flat-topped tombs, but also unearthed exquisite porcelain from different kilns in the north and south, which also reflected the prosperity of economic and cultural exchanges between the south and the north at that time, and at the same time filled the gap in the study of Song tombs between Jianghuai and Jianghuai. The tomb group covers a total area of 19, square meters. From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the family group has been buried in this land of geomantic omen. Because this tomb group is the family cemetery of the aristocratic class in the feudal period, it is well preserved, and most of the unearthed objects are extremely high in appearance.

this archaeological excavation is very rare even if you look at the whole country. Therefore, this Song Dynasty tomb has attracted great attention of the National Museum. Archaeological experts from Hubei, Jiangsu and other provinces also gathered in Hefei, and everyone worked together to solve other unsolved mysteries of the tomb. The author also expects that this tomb group can be explored as soon as possible and the relevant information will be released to the public.

References: Excerpts from Hefei Evening News.