A New Discovery of a Tang Dynasty Cemetery in the Eastern Suburb of Xi’an

Summary

This is an abstract from the "From Tangible Things to Intangible Ideas: The Context of Pan-Eurasian Exchange of Crops and Objects" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Between August 2017 and December 2018, more than one thousand Tang dynasty tombs had been found in the eastern suburb of Xi’an by Xi’an Institute of cultural relics protection and archaeology. Abundant important antiquities were uncovered, including Persian style silverwares, sliver sachets, bronze mirrors, stone incense burners, and stone epitaphs of princesses, eunuchs, and ministers. Most of the tombs were outside the eastern wall of the capital of the Tang dynasty, and those tombs’ owners were likely common civilians of the Tang dynasty who were living in ancient Chang’an city. Research about tombs of the Tang dynasty is meaningful in representing ordinary life quite vividly for that time, showing the relationship between city and cemetery, and indicating cultural exchange between the east and the west.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• From Tangible Things to Intangible Ideas: The Context of Pan-Eurasian Exchange of Crops and Objects   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 26144