Yanbuake ancient tombs

Yanbuake ancient tombs

Yanbulak ancient tombs, one of the national key cultural relics protection units, is the most important remains of the early iron age in Xinjiang.

Yanbulake ancient tomb group, 2500-3000 years ago, has a large area of more than 8000 square meters.

Brief introduction to ancient tombs

Yanbulak ancient tombs are densely arranged. Among the unearthed cultural relics, there are a lot of pottery, such as single ear beans, abdominal ear pots, double ear pots, etc. the decorative patterns of painted pottery are s pattern, vertical line pattern, cloud thunder pattern, and double hook pattern, which are consistent with the similar types and decorative patterns of Xindian culture and Siba culture in Gansu Province. The surface of the cemetery is gravel layer, the second layer is Rao Luan layer, and the opening of the cemetery is mostly under the second layer.

Layout structure

According to the shape of the tombs, the tombs can be divided into three periods: early, middle and late. The early period is roughly equivalent to the early and Middle Western Zhou Dynasty, the middle period may be traced back to the late Shang Dynasty, the middle period may be equivalent to the late Western Zhou Dynasty and the middle and late spring and Autumn period, and the late period may be equivalent to the middle and late spring and Autumn period.

Cultural characteristics

Seven pieces of iron ware were unearthed from yanbulak ancient tomb, which were also found in the early tombs. The early tombs were mainly Mongolian, and the middle and late Caucasian gradually increased. The ironware unearthed from yanbulake ancient tomb is earlier in China, which reflects that there is a certain degree of connection between the archaeological culture and Gansu and Qinghai areas. It is more than 30 kilometers away from Wubao ancient tomb, and the age difference is about 300 years. There are also great connections in cultural characteristics. All these provide important clues for the study of the development sequence of bronze culture in eastern Xinjiang.

Address: yanbulake village, Liushuquan farm, Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Longitude: 94.682297

Latitude: 42.879015