The discovery of a sacrificial pit for bells at the site of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng, a new archaeological discovery
Recently, the CCTV reporter learned from the Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology that a new discovery has been made in the ancient city of Zheng Han in Xinzheng. Archaeologists have discovered a bell shaped sacrificial pit at the site of the Yellow Emperor's hometown.
Yu Jie from the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology introduced that the sacrificial pit for bells at the site is 2.6 meters long from east to west, 1.4 meters wide from north to south, and 0.8 meters deep. Three rows of bell frames were unearthed in the pit, totaling 24 bells, including 4 bells and 20 button bells, with 10 bells making one set, totaling 2 sets. The bell chimes are well preserved, undisturbed by theft, and the wooden frame is clearly visible, dating back to the mid to late Spring and Autumn period.
Archaeologists have also discovered two noble tombs, M22 and M33, located near the palace area of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn period. The shape of the tomb is a vertical pit, with one coffin, one coffin, and two coffins. Complete bronze ritual vessels have been unearthed, consisting of Ding 3, Fu 4, Dun 1, Zhou 1, Pan 1, and 匜 1. Except for the copper Fu, the shape and combination of the bronze ritual vessels in the two tombs are basically the same.
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Yu Jie introduced that it is the first time that noble tombs have been discovered near the palace area of the State of Zheng in the ancient city of Zheng and Han. These two tombs are of high grade and well preserved, which is very rare in the archaeological discoveries of the ancient city of Zheng and Han over the years and has important academic value.