Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology et al.  .............................................4 

A preliminary report of archaeological discoveries from the Late Neolithic burials at the Laohudun site, Jing' an, Jiangxi 

Abstract：From 2009 to 2011, 121 burials of the late Neolithic period were unearthed at the Laohudun site. A series of pottery wares and stone tools came to light, which made important data for investigating the site’s culture and mortuary rites. The discoveries are significant for the establishment of the cultural sequence of the Late Neolithic period in norther Shanxi.

Zhumadian Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology ...............................................24

A preliminary report of the excavation of the kiln site of the Western Han Dynasty at Songzhuang, Biyang, Henan 

Abstract：From March to September 2001, the Zhumadian Cultural Relics Team discovered a site of kilns in group in the Biyang National Grain Reserve, among which 6 were of the Han Dynasty and 1 was of the Ming Dynasty. The group-kiln site is well preserved, in the oval or rectangular shape. Bricks, tiles and other building components are unearthed. This is the first kiln site discovered in Zhumadian area, contributing greatly to the knowledge of the shape, structure and firing technology of kiln sites in the Han Dynasty.

Xi' an Municipal Institute of Cultural Preservation and Northwestern University, Cultural Heritage School.................................28 

A preliminary report of the excavation of the burials of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties at Chang' an Distric, Xi' an 

Abstract：From 2013 to 2016, the Xi’an Municipal Institute of Cultural Preservation and Archaeology excavated two shaft-pit burials with long slopes, numbered M9 and M11. Both of them were looted, especially burial M9. Burial M11 was comparatively in a good condition, from which a group of figurines came to light. The location, characteristics and accompanying artifacts indicate that the two burials should have dated to the Western Wei and Northern Zhou period.

CUI Tao and XU Changqing....................................................43 

A preliminary study of the Neolithic relics at Laohudun, Jing' an, Jiangxi

Abstract：The Neolithic relics of the Laohudun site in Jing’an, Jiangxi, could be classified into four phases. The first phase was the middle Neolithic period, the second to the fourth made the late Neolithic period. The first phase, the second together with the third, and the fourth were of three different cultures. The discovery is important for the establishment of the northwestern Jiangxi Neolithic landscape, which is essential for the understanding of the interaction of the middle and lower Yangtze River and the Huanan area.

XIAO Juanying et al. .................................................................55 

On the raw material and technique of the flooring at the Shuanghuaishu site of the Yangshao period, Gongyi 

Abstract：The flooring fragments excavated from the site of Shuanghuishu at Gongyi in Henan province provide important materials for the study of building construction and production technique of lime-based material in the Yangshao period. In this study, scanning electron microscopy combined with energy spectroscopy（SEM-EDS）and X-ray diffraction（XRD）were applied to analyze chemical and mineralogical compositions and microstructure of these flooring samples. FTIR was used to determine their firing temperature. A range of experimental samples were prepared with different recipes and some of them were subjected to artificial weathering and leaching. The results show that the chemical composition and physical structure of the Shuanghuaishu flooring is similar to that of experimental sample made with the loess-doll excavated from the site. FTIR result indicates that it was fired at a temperature of around 500°C. Craftsmen of the Shuanghuaishu site burned the loess-doll at a relatively low temperature and mixed it with water according to a specific ratio to make a flooring of more than 5cm thick. After underground water leaching in depositional process, the characteristic calcium carbonate agglomerate structure formed in the flooring.

LI Haijun et al. ...........................................................................66 

On the mandibular torus at the Xiawanggang site of the Neolithic period 

Abstract：A large number of human remains have been unearthed at the Xiawanggang Site. In this article, using the physical morphology approximation method, mandibular tori of 36 mandibles were classified and compared to population from Jiangjialiang. Mandibular tori were identified in 80.6% of the assessed skeletal elements from Xiawanggang with most of the tori appearing at the premolar location. The mandibular tori were weakly developed, and there was no“peanut（3/4）”type, while the shape was mainly“pumpkin seed”type. In the Xiawanggang population, there was no mandibular torus with particularly remarkable development. The mandibular tori were generally weakly present or absent in large (and stout) mandibles while the relatively large mandibular tori only present in relatively smaller mandibles. It can be suggested from these results that the mandibular torus is closely related to overall mandibular size and masticatory muscle development in the Neolithic Xiawanggang population.

ZHU Chenlu................................................................................73 

Three issues on the Ba Mausoleum

Abstract：The author, while investigating the archaeological data of the Ba Mausoleum, offers a retrospect into the contents of "thrifty burial,”“essential elements of mausoleum,”as well as“mausoleum and mausoleum settlement.”The so-called "thrifty burial rites" of the Ba Mausoleum includes, on one hand, the simplification of its funeral ceremony. On the other hand, it also includes the absence of high walls, with boundaries being marked by river pebbles. The Ba Mausoleum is almost identical with the imperial mausoleum in the middle Western Han Dynasty, in terms of the their scales, the number of accompanying pits, etc. Their similarities reflect the concept of simplified ceremonies while burial rites being intact. The innovation of the essential elements resides mainly in the appearance of the dual cemetery, the external burial pits, and the accompanying burials. The changes paved the foundation for the well establishment of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum system.