Shizhai Mountain Ancient Tombs

Japanese: 石寨山古墓 - せきさいざんこぼ

The Dian Cemetery was built on the eastern slope of Shizhai Mountain, facing the eastern bank of the Dian Lake, about 5 km west of Jinning County, Yunnan Province, China. The tombs were not enclosed, but were dug into rocky mountains as pits, but some have lacquered coffins. They are divided into four types based on the contents of the grave goods. Type I tombs contain bronze drums, shell containers, and hulusheng (a type of horned instrument) with unique indigenous styles and designs, as well as many bronze artifacts such as halberds, spears, swords, and axes, but contain no iron tools or Han-style artifacts, and are dated to the early Western Han period. Type II tombs contain more production tools such as bronze hoes and plows, and iron products such as iron axes and iron swords with gold sheaths.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，雲南省晋寧県城西方約5km，滇池（てんち）東岸に臨む石寨山東斜面に営まれた滇国墓地。墓は封土がなく，岩山をうがって土壙を掘るが，漆塗の棺槨をもつものもある。副葬品の内容の違いから4類型に分けられる。I類墓は特有の土着形式と文様をもった銅鼓，貯貝器（ちよばいき），葫蘆笙（ころしよう）と，戈，矛，剣，斧の青銅器多数を副葬するが，鉄器と漢式遺物をまったく含まず，前漢初期とされる。II類墓はさらに青銅鋤･犂などの生産用具が増加し，鉄斧や金鞘付鉄剣などの鉄製品が加わる。

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