The tomb excavated this time is located in Zhongxian Ecological Industrial Park (Group 3, Huanggu Village, Wuyang Street), with a total excavation area of 1.600 square meters. In the No.3 excavation area, archaeologists discovered six double stone tombs in Ming Dynasty and one in Song Dynasty. It is worth mentioning that the double stone tomb of the Song Dynasty excavated this time is a double-chamber stone tomb with the same cave and different tombs. It is very particular about materials, carvings and structural methods, and has the typical characteristics of tombs in the Song Dynasty.
According to professionals, the structure of Shuangshi Tomb in Song Dynasty is the same cave but different graves. The double-chamber stone tomb is very particular. Tombs in the Song Dynasty were generally built with double doors and pushed doors, just like wooden doors. There is a figure-of-eight retaining wall in front of the tomb excavated in Wuyang Street, and the door of the tomb is sealed with horizontal stones. The left wall of the tomb is carved with dragon pattern and the right wall with white tiger pattern. The top of the tomb is the word sun and moon and the pattern of white clouds.
According to the analysis of archaeologists, the tombs in Song Dynasty were usually left Qinglong and right Baihu. Judging from the fatness of Qinglong and Baihu, the animals carved in the Southern Song Dynasty are often thinner, so it can be judged that the tomb was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. Archaeologists also found that the shape of the back wall of the tomb is rare. Taking the typical imitation wood structure as the back niche, a lotus platform was carved as the background base. Judging from the carving patterns, lotus patterns are carved on the columns at both ends of the wood-like structure, green dragon balls are decorated on the bucket arches, and Aquarius illustrations are decorated on the back wall of the back niche.
It is understood that the excavation lasted nearly three months. Among the 24 Ming tombs excavated, most of them are multi-chamber tombs, ranging from eight-chamber tombs to two-chamber tombs. There are flame patterns on the back wall of the tomb, which has the characteristics of clan tombs in Ming Dynasty.
Archaeologists told reporters that the tombs of the whole Ming Dynasty were above average in the whole Chongqing area, and this family should be a big clan at that time. Unfortunately, there is no record about the identity of the tomb owner in the whole tomb, and there is no similar record of land purchase vouchers.
A total of 38 funerary objects, such as imitation Song celadon and white porcelain, were unearthed in this excavation, which are exquisite in workmanship and artistic aesthetics, and have reference value for studying the identity and status of the tomb owner. The tombs and unearthed cultural relics in Zhongxian County are a window to show the history and culture of Song and Ming Dynasties, and their excavation plays an important role in studying the clan and surveying and mapping theory in Ming Dynasty.
At present, Zhongxian Cultural Relics Bureau has moved the tombs of the Song Dynasty as a whole, which will be displayed in Zhongzhou Museum, and the rest tombs will be preserved through video materials and pictures.