Shizhaishan site
Coordinates: 24 ° 41 ' N , 102 ° 43' E
The Shizhaishan site ( Chinese 石寨 山 , Pinyin Shízhàishān ) in the Chinese province of Yunnan is an archaeological site where tombs and a royal necropolis were discovered. The site is located in the eponymous place Shizhaishan, Jinning , Yunnan Province, China.
Under the names of the old group of graves of Shizhaishan in Jinning ( 晋宁 石寨 山 古墓 群 , Jìnnìng Shízhàishān gǔmùqún ) and Dian tombs of Shizhaishan in Jinning ( 晋宁 石寨 山 滇 墓 , Jìnnìng Shízhàishān Diānnìng Shízhàishān ) in China Understood the tomb of the king of the kingdom Dian ( 滇 , Diān ), his relatives and his officials and servants. Between 1955 and 1960, 50 graves were excavated there, dating from the end of the Warring States Period (475–221) to the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220).
The excavated cultural objects number several thousand pieces. The grave goods included many bronze weapons, bronze drums, treasure containers for cowrie shells (with scenic representations on the lid) and iron-made weapons of a unique style.
The famous golden " Seal of the King of Dian " (Diān wáng zhī yìn) with the characters "滇王 之 印" engraved in small seal script was also found below. Bronze mirrors, lacquer boxes and coins in the style of the Western Han period (-206 to +8) were also found.
The finds provide important material for research into the history of the Dian people and their culture .
The site has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China since 2001 (5-179) .
Western literature
- Michèle Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens : La civilization du royaume de Dian à l'époque Han d'après le matériel exhumé à Shizhaishan (Yunnan). Paris 1974 (Publications de l'École Francaise d'Extrême-Orient 94)
- Lutz Albert (Ed.): Dian. A sunken kingdom in China. Art treasures from the Yunnan Province Museum in Kunming, People's Republic of China. Zurich, Rietberg, 1986
Chinese literature
- Yunnan sheng bowuguan [Museum of Yunnan Province] (Ed.): Yunnan Jinning Shizhaishan gumuqun fajue baogao [account of the excavation of the Shizhaishan group of tombs, Jinning, Yunnan]. 2 vols. Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe , 1959.
- Zhongguo da baike quanshu : Kaoguxue [Great Chinese Encyclopedia, Volume: Archeology], Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu, 1986
- Wang Ningsheng: Yunnan kaogu [archeology of Yunnan]. Yunnan renmin chubanshe, 1980
- Wang Dadao: Dianchi quyu de tongqi wenhua [The bronze culture in the Dian Lake area]. Wenwu chubanshe, 1981 ( Yunnan tongqi luncong )