Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.....................04

The excavation of the Jinying site of the Neolithic Age in Xichuan,Henan

Abstract：From March to June 2013, Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated the Jinying site in Xichuan County. The site has simple stratigraphic accumulations and rich cultural remains. The Neolithic discoveries belong to four periods, namely the Late Period of Yangshao Culture, the Early Period of Qujialing Culture, the Early and middle Periods of Shijiahe Culture and the Late Period of Wangwan-Ⅲ Culture.

Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.......................................15

The excavation of the Tang-Dynasty mural burial at Nanjiao, Guyuan

Abstract：In June 2014, Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology conducted a salvage excavation of a looted Tang-Dynasty tomb, M1401, in Guyuan. It is a multi-patio, single-chamber tomb with a long slope. Murals are on the passage and chamber. It is rich in burial objects. The tomb occupant, according to osteological features, should be Caucasian, who should have been related to the Shi family.

Zhengzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and Gongyi Administrative Bureau of Cultural Relics....................................................29

The excavation of the Song-Dynasty mural burial at Shipinchang, Shecun, Gongyi

Abstract：A mural burial of the Song Dynasty was excavated at Shecun, Gongyi in 2008. The burial was of a round chamber, the roof of which was hemifacial. Six mural paintings were located between six pillars. The top depicted the twenty-four filial exemplars, while the bottom was of furniture and daily-life motifs. The structure and theme are similar with that of the mural burial at Shecun, which should have been of the same date and regional character. The discoveries are significant for the understanding of the complex form of the filial stories in mural paintings in the Song period.

Nanyang Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology...................43

The Yuan-Dynasty mural burial at Luzhai, Tongbai, Henan Province

Abstract：On November 12, 2017, Nanyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated the mural Tomb of Luzhai, Pingshi Town, Tongbai County, and unearthed well-preserved murals of the Yuan Dynasty, which provided direct image data for us to study the costumes, furniture and social customs of the Yuan Dynasty in this area.

ZHANG Naibo and Wu Weihong...................................................................48

A Systematic Survey in the upper and middle reaches of the Yuxi River and Lingjiatan and the related research

Abstract：95 sites, in prior to the Han Dynasty, have been discovered in a systematic regional survey in the upper and middle reaches of the Yuxi River and Lingjiatan, covering an area of 476 square kilometers. The authors divide the collected remains into eight periods. A preliminary study shows that the numbers of sites fluctuate. The settlements peaked in the Songze Culture and the Western Zhou period. A phenomenon of settlement clustering took place in the late Songze period, centering the Lingjiatan site.

FANG Hui and LI Weijuan................................................................................67

An investigation of cinnabar at Yinxu

Abstract：Cinnabar made a rare resource in north China during the Yinxu period, which could only be found in the context of high culture. The use of cinnabar, in general, increased from the early to the late period of the Yinxu Culture. Cinnabar remains were employed in three categories of contexts, including burials, sacrificial pits and writing. Cinnabar burials were most popular at Yinxu. Based on a comparative study of cinnabar burials from Yinxu Xiqu, Dasikong, Xiaomintun, Xujiaqiao localities and the Houjiazhuang royal cemetery, the authors have concluded that only high elites could use cinnabar in their burials. Protecting against evil spirits and being a status symbol should have made cinnabar’s main functions during late Shang period, especially in the context of funeral and sacrifices ceremonies. It is most likely that cinnabar was originally obtained in southwestern China, centering Guizhou Province. Nevertheless, another possible cinnabar source could have been in the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province.

HAN Jianhua..................................................................................................83

On the tomb occupant of the Xuewei No.1 burial in the Reshui cemetery at Dulan, Qinghai

Abstract：The ethnicity and status of the tomb occupants in the Reshui cemetery at Dulan, Qinghai Province, is essential, a topic of which has been highly debated. The author, based on the burial structure and accompanying artifacts, argues that the Xuewei No. 1 burial should have been a Tuyuhun royal mausoleum. A synthesis of radio carbon dating, the unearthed seal and the Dunhuang documents indicates that the tomb occupant should have been the Mohe Tuhun Khan, whose mother, Zanmeng Chibang, married to the Tuyuhun king in 689 AD.