Zhengjiahu Cemetery¹, Hubei Province 湖北云梦郑家湖墓地

 

A wooden script with 700 characters was unearthed² from Zhengjiahu Cemetery in Hubei Province in November, providing precious materials for studying the history of that period.

2021年11月，湖北云梦郑家湖墓地出土了战国晚期木觚，全文约700字，为研究这一时期的历史提供了宝贵的资料。

 

Jiang Village tomb, Shaanxi Province 陕西西安江村大墓

 

Jiang Village tomb is the tomb of Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). In December 2021, archaeologists found a clay figure with torture tools in a pit outside the southwest corner of the tomb. It is the first time that a terracotta figure with torture tools has been unearthed in China.

江村大墓为汉文帝霸陵。2021年12月，在江村大墓西南区域的2号发掘点外藏坑，发现戴着刑具的刑徒俑。从目前现有发掘的资料来看，这是中国第一次发现刑徒俑。

 

Tuyuhun Tomb, Gansu Province 甘肃武威唐代吐谷浑王族墓葬群

 

Tuyuhun, an ancient tomb unearthed in northwest China's Gansu Province, has been identified as a tomb belonging to a royal member of the Tuyuhun Kingdom. More than 800 pieces of objects, including textiles and pottery³ figurines, found in the tomb have been preserved through laboratory methods.

甘肃吐谷浑墓葬群，是一处吐谷浑王族的墓葬群。实验室考古清理保护了该墓葬纺织品、彩绘陶俑等各类随葬品800余件。

 

Keyak Kuduke Fengsui Site, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous⁴ Region 新疆尉犁克亚克库都克烽燧遗址

 

Keyak Kuduke Fengsui site in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is built on a large sand dune⁵. It is a comprehensive military facility with a complete structure and function composed of residential⁶ buildings and other buildings.

克亚克库都克烽燧遗址位于新疆，修筑于一座大型沙堆上。它是由烽燧本体、居住房屋等建筑构成的一处军事设施遗址。

 

A large number of precious documents and wooden slips unearthed here fill in the blanks of historical documents about the defense⁷ system of military towns during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

烽燧遗址出土的大量纸文书、木简等文书资料，填补了唐代(公元618年-907年)军镇防御体系记载空白。

 

Fengyang Ming central capital site, Anhui Province 安徽凤阳明中都遗址

 

The Ming central capital site in Fengyang County, located in Anhui Province, is the hometown of the first Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

明中都是明太祖朱元璋在家乡安徽凤阳兴建的都城。

 

The shape of the central capital of Ming Dynasty has been a mystery due to the lack of historical records. The excavation⁸ from 2015 to 2021 cleared up the layout of the main hall and affiliated⁹ buildings, resolving debates over the past 40 years and promoting understanding and research of the area.

明中都（前朝区宫殿）的形态因史料记载不详而一直成谜，2015-2021年的发掘廓清了明中都前朝主殿及附属建筑的布局，解决了40余年来的猜测和争论，极大地推进了明中都的认识和研究。

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