A large number of relics have been unearthed after the field archaeological excavation of the ancient city site of Tang Dynasty Dun in Qitai County, Xinjiang
2022-11-09
On August 8, it was learned from the Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau of Qitai County, Xinjiang that in 2022, the field archaeological excavation of the ancient city site of Tang Dynasty Dun in Qitai County, Xinjiang has been completed. Next, the archaeological research staff will comprehensively turn to the indoor sorting and research of the excavated cultural relics. (The picture shows the ruins of the ancient city of Dun in the Tang Dynasty) The ancient city of Dun in the Tang Dynasty was built in the 14th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (640 A.D.). It is the county seat of Pulei County in Tingzhou, and later used for the Gaochang Uighurs, the Western Liao Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty. The city site was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 1962 and announced as the seventh batch of key cultural relics protection units in China in 2013. It is understood that from 2018 to 2022, Renmin University of China, in cooperation with Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, has carried out archaeological excavation and exploration on the Dun Ancient City Site of the Tang Dynasty for five consecutive years. On the basis of basically clarifying the layout, structure and chronological sequence of the city site, various types of sites from the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty have been cleared up, including courtyard sites with walls, bathing places, Buddhist temple sites, Nestorian temple sites, etc., and a large number of relics have been unearthed, It includes murals, Chinese, Uighur and other language relics, and has made a series of important archaeological discoveries. (The picture shows the site of Dun Ancient City of the Tang Dynasty) It is reported that one of the most important achievements in the archaeological work of Dun Ancient City of the Tang Dynasty is to find and clean up a relatively complete bathing place site. The site dates from Gaochang Uighur to Yuan Dynasty. In addition to the main building built with red bricks, it also includes the water inlet well, drainage well and kitchen site in the north, and the adobe building site in the east and other supporting facilities. The main building of the site is a semi cave structure, consisting of two floors, the lower floor is the basic building space for flue and heat supply, and the upper floor is the activity space used by the bathing place. This two-story bathhouse architectural layout has a distinctive Roman style, reflecting the historical scene of East West exchanges along the Silk Road. (The picture shows the archaeological excavation site) Ren Guan, lecturer of the Department of Archaeology, School of History, Renmin University of China, said: "In the future work, we plan to continue the archaeological excavation of the Nestorian temple site in the Dun ancient city site of the Tang Dynasty, and further clean up the living quarters and surrounding supporting facilities of the Nestorian temple. At the same time, we will also focus on the archaeological investigation, exploration and excavation of the south and west gates of the city site, further confirm the shape and structure of the city site and the location of the city gate, and at the same time, enhance the understanding of the overall layout of the city site and its cultural connotation." (Liu Xinshe)
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