Han tomb in Yangjiawan

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In the Han grave in Yangjiawan (Yángjiāwān Hànmù杨家湾汉墓Han Tomb in Yangjiawan) in the Chinese province of Shaanxi , near the grave system of the first Han -Kaisers Gaodi it is actually two large graves from the time of Emperor Wen and Jing of the Western Han Dynasty . It is believed to be the tomb of Zhou Bo and his son Zhou Yafu, both high-ranking military officials. Yangjiawan Village is located in northeast Xianyang . The grave complex was excavated from 1970 to 1976.

Terracotta Army

In 1965, a clay army of more than 3,000 soldiers and horses was discovered near one of the graves. A total of 2,549 terracotta figures were excavated, of which 583 were cavalry , 1,965 infantry , as well as musicians and a commander. The horse figures appear particularly lively.

The finds are now housed in the Xianyang Museum ( Xianyang bowuguan ).

See also

literature

  • Wenwu 1966, 3, pp. 1-5
  • “Xianyang Yangjiawan Hanmu fajue jianbao,” Wenwu 1977,10, pp. 10-21.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from August 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive )