6. Ancient tombs
1. Graveyard
Located in Dalumao Township, Zhungeer Banner, on the east bank of Niuchuan. Site area of 1 million square meters. A total of 20 tombs were exposed , including fine clay red clay pots, fine clay red clay bowls, and sand-filled red clay pots.
According to archaeologists, the age of the tombs is the Yangshao era.
2. Bai Obao Cemetery
Located 2 kilometers east of Songding Huoluo Village , Burtaige Township, Yijin Huoluo Banner , the site covers an area of 500,000 square meters. There are 3 houses, 47 ash pits , and 70 tombs . More than 300 cultural relics were unearthed . The unearthed objects are mainly pottery, mainly gray pottery, including red pottery, brown pottery and a small amount of polished black pottery. According to the preliminary conclusion of the tomb age, the upper limit is the late Yangshao period, and the lower limit is the middle and late Xia Dynasty.
3. Alu Chaideng Tomb
It is located about 3 kilometers south of Aluchaidenggacha, Amenqirige Township, Hangjin Banner . It is located on the northern edge of the Mu Us Sandy Land. The landform has been severely eroded by wind and sand, and most of the tombs have been destroyed.
The unearthed relics in the ancient tomb are mainly gold wares, including a set of 4 golden crowns composed of eagle-shaped crown ornaments and crown bands , and a small amount of silverware. There are also decorations such as stone beads. There are 218 pieces of gold , weighing more than 4000 grams.
The tomb should belong to the Aries King or Lin Hu King of the Xiongnu in the Warring States Period.
4. Tomb of Taohong Barra
It is located 3 kilometers southeast of Hangjin Banner Amenqirige Sumu Taohong Balagacha . Located on the northern edge of the Mu Us Sandy Land, quicksand erosion is severe. In addition to the discovery of 6 concentrated tombs, there are scattered tombs in the nearby area.
The burial objects are mainly bronze, including iron, gold, bone, pottery and stone products.
The ancient tomb is the Xiongnu cemetery in the late Spring and Autumn Period.
5. Xigoupan Ancient Tomb
Located on the banks of the Haolai River, about 2 kilometers north of Xigoupan Village, Burtaohai Township, Jungar Banner , it is located in a desert area. Tombs are found in the range of about 2 kilometers from north to south and 1.5 kilometers from east to west . However, due to severe erosion by wind and sand, the tombs have been damaged to varying degrees.
The 3 tombs that have been cleaned up in the north are all rectangular vertical cave earth pit tombs. The head of the buried faces north. The burial objects included many horse and sheep skulls. The unearthed relics were mainly gold objects, as well as silver, copper, iron, and lead objects, as well as pottery and turquoise beads. This should be a Xiongnu cemetery in the late Warring States period.
Twelve tombs in the southern cemetery were also excavated and cleared. Except for the two children's urn coffins, they are all buried in rectangular vertical holes. The sacrificial objects include gold, silver, copper, iron, crystal, agate, glass, and amber necklace beads. This should be a Xiongnu cemetery in the early Western Han Dynasty.
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1. Early gold
A gold earring from the Xiajiadian cultural period was unearthed from a tomb of a male adult at the Dadianzi site in Aohan Banner, Chifeng City, weighing 1.8449 grams. It is the earliest known piece of gold found in China. The device was about 4,000 years ago. It is now stored in the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
A total of 11 pieces of nail-shaped gold ornaments were unearthed in the same style. The upper-class culture of Xiajiadian. Collection of Liao Zhongjing Museum. In 1985, it was unearthed from the upper cultural cemetery of Xiajiadian, Xiaoheishi, Dianzi Township, Ningcheng County. It is 1.7 cm long and 1.3 cm wide. forging. The overall rectangular trapezoid, the surface is slightly drummed and polished, one end is folded back and has double holes, and the edges are curved teeth. In the tombs of the upper culture of Xiajiadian, there have been ornaments made from clam shells in this type of vessel, and similar copper ornaments were also found in the early period. Therefore, this type of gold vessel may be decorated with abrasion-resistant clams.
The upper culture of Xiajiadian gold earrings . Collection of Liao Zhongjing Museum in Ningcheng County. In 1985, it was excavated from the upper cultural cemetery of Xiajiadian, Xiaoheishi, Dianzi Township, Ningcheng County. 4.1 cm in diameter. Two pieces of four pieces were unearthed in the same style, two large and two small. It is made of gold wire and has a spiral shape with pointed ends and flat stems.
2. Gold and silverware in the Spring, Autumn and Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties
Bird pattern round gold ornaments for spring and autumn. It is now in the collection of Ningcheng County Museum in Chifeng City. In 1985, it was unearthed from the tomb of the Donghu royal family in Xiaoheishigou, Dianzi Township, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City. It is 7.1 cm in diameter, 0.2 cm thick, and weighs 108 grams. The gold plaque is round, and the gold plaque is made of pure gold. The front surface is polished with a bright mirror. The surface is golden yellow and slightly flashing red. The outer edge is decorated with 16 bird hollow patterns head to tail. The shape is very realistic. There is a bridge-shaped nose on the back of the gold plaque, which may be an ornament hanging on the chest.
Horse-shaped gold ornaments during the Warring States Period. Collection of Ningcheng County Museum, Chifeng City. In 1986, Nasutai was unearthed in Xiaochengzi Town, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City. It is 4.6 cm long, 4.5 cm wide, 0.1 cm thick, and weighs 28.1 grams. Die casting. The horse is lying prone, looking back and standing ears, round eyes, and holes. The front is convex, the back is concave, and there are two bridge-shaped through buttons, which can be worn and worn.
Ten thorn-shaped gold ornaments were unearthed. Warring States Period. Collection of Inner Mongolia Museum. Unearthed in Alu Chaideng, Hangjin Banner, Ordos City in 1972. 4.5 cm long. Gold sheet is molded. The hedgehog is in the shape of a round sculpture, with a deformed and curly pattern on the back, which is shaped like a forward foraging, and there are small holes on the edges. For embellishments on clothes.
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