writer£º Cai Linhai date£º 2006-1-11 19:54:55
The said cemetery is situated in Minhe Basin at the east end of the Yellow River valley in Qinghai Province. The tablelands there are broad and weather mild. Their sea altitude measures between 1800 to 1900 meters. Formerly known as Han tombs at Chouxia kou (Zhongchuanxiang), Hulijia Han tombs are located at the third and fourth mesas northeast of Hulijia Village where the Yellow River and Damajia River meet.
The most significant among the findings from Huliajia Han tombs are those unearthed bones. Examination and analysis of bones from one tomb have revealed that the physiognomic features of these three skeletons belong to those of the Caucasians. This is the only group of ethnical data associated with the Caucasians that have been found in this province. It meanwhile also constitutes the furthest east Caucasian remains of dead from ancient times.
Chronologically, the tombs fall under the periods of the Late Western Han, Wang Mang reign, mid-Eastern Han, and late Eastern Han. Generally speaking, Han tombs at Hulijia do not differ significantly from tombs located at other regions of Qinghai in terms of types and configurations.
Nonetheless, Hulijia Han tombs present some characters of their own as well. For example, the sets of glazed potteries are rich in kind, including ¡®ear cups¡¯(erbei), zun vessels, kettles, granary models, well models, bowls, plates, stoves, desks, bottles, zeng cooking vessels, and ovens, totaling fifteen in kind. This is where the richest glazed potteries have been found in Qinghai.
writer£º date£º 2005-11-23 17:15:08
Glass remains over 1,700 years old, possibly imported from ancient Rome, have been discovered in an ancient tomb located in east China's Anhui Province, local cultural relic department said on Sunday.
The tomb was found during the latest road project in Zhulong Village of Dangtu County in Anhui. Archaeologists believed the tomb was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420).
Covered with white mantlerock, the glass remains seem to have ancient Roman shapes and craftwork.
According to the local cultural relic department, the owner of the tomb was possibly from an eminent family of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Besides the "Roman glass," other rare articles including a gold bracelet, a silver ring, a bronze bowl and porcelain were also discovered in the tomb.
Currently, pieces of the "Roman glass" have been sent to the Anhui-based University of Science and Technology of China for further study and analysis, said the local cultural relic department.
From£ºChinaCulture.org