Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology et al. .....................................04
On the two burials of the Spring and Autumn period unearthed at Northern Taosi cemetery, Xiangfen, Xian

Abstract：The Northern Taosi Cemetery is located to the north of the Taosi village, Xiangfen, Shanxi Province. It came to light due to looting. The cemetery was in use from the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Warring States Period. The Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated 10 burials of the middle to late Spring and Autumn Period, four of which had bronze wares. This preliminary report covers two of them. The data enriches the Jin-system bronze, which is valuable for the study of bronze artifacts of the middle to late Spring and Autumn Period.

Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Sanmenxia Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology et al. ...................................................28
A preliminary report on the Western-Han-Dynasty burial at Houchuan village, Sanmenxia

Abstract：From December 2017 to November 2018, the Sanmenxia Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated a series of tombs, most of which dated to the Western Han period, at Houchuan Village, Sanmenxia. Four Western-Han-Dynasty burials are of the shaft pit form. They yielded 68 artifacts in total, which were made from pottery, copper, bone, jade and iron. Their discovery contributes greatly to the understanding of the Western-Han-Dynasty mortuary customs.

Taiyuan Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology....................38
A preliminary report on the Mashou couple burial of the Tang Dynasty of Jinyuan District, Taiyuan

Abstract：In 2020, due to the road construction at the western section of Longshan Street, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, the Taiyuan Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology conducted a salvage archaeological excavation of the remains from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. M23 is a brick-chambered tomb of the Tang Dynasty, from which epitaphs, clay pots, porcelain bowls have been unearthed. The discovery of this tomb provides important material data for the knowledge of funeral customs in the Tang Dynasty.

JIANG Leping................................................................................................46
On the origin and transmission of painted pottery: starting from the Zhejiang region

Abstract：Approximately 9000 years ago, painted pottery appeared in the middle phase of the Shangshan Culture. Approximately 8000 years ago, with the stabilization of the Rice Cultivation Culture in the Lower Yangtze River, painted pottery technique became an important element of cultural exchanges across regions. Settlements of this period, though small in size, distributed sporadically and of low-density interaction, had reached northwestern Hubei and the Lake Dongting, with possible impacts on the Yellow River region. In the Yangshao Period, the painted pottery was in a mosaic pattern in the Hubei-Anhui region, while the southern painted pottery style coexisted with the Yellow-River style. From the Yangshao period, there was a significant development in the population scale and settlement density. With the stabilization of the sea level, the Jianghuai area became more suitable for living, while cultural transmissions intensified.

ZHANG Aibing.........................................................................................55
On the two technique systems of prehistoric painted pottery between Jianghuai regions

Abstract：The prehistoric painted pottery in the Jianghuai area could be divided into three phases: the origin period around 7000 years ago（featuring the Shuangdun Culture）, the peak period from 6300 to 5500 years ago（featuring the Houjiazhai, Sunjiacheng and Longqiuzhuang Cultures）, and the decline period（5500 years ago）. There are two technique systems in the Jianghuai. The first is the Houjiazhai system in the east that consists of Shuangdun, Houjiazhai and Sunjiacheng Cultures. It is characteristic of geometry patterns. The other is the Longqiuzhuang system in the west that consists of Qingliangang II, Wanbei II, Huanggang II and Longqiuzhuang II painted pottery. It is characteristic of human and fish images. The understanding of the two systems could shed light on the Neolithic process in this region, and further reveal the importance of painted pottery in prehistoric China.

LIU Xuetang.....................................................................................................62
On the formation and significance of the Tianshan painted pottery system

Abstract：Painted pottery of Asia is divided into two major systems, namely the Eastern Asia system and the Western Asia system. The Tianshan painted pottery system is part of the East Asian painted pottery system. The Tianshan painted pottery system emerged around 2100 BC, which rooted in the westward expansion of the Machang-Xichengyi Culture in the Hexi Corridor. The Tianshan painted pottery developed along the Tian Mountains from the east to the west, which formed interlinked and independent distribution districts such as the eastern Tianshan-Hami region, the area around Bogda, the southern foot of the central Tian Mountains, and the Yili Valley region. The Chust pottery of the Fergana Basin in the western Tian Mountains is part of the Tianshan painted pottery system. The formation of the Tianshan painted pottery system reveals the process that the prehistoric culture of the Tian Mountains being integrated into the Yellow River Basin painted pottery culture, which is important in the formation of the prehistoric cultural pattern of inland Eurasia.