西司马墓地与殷遗民

西司马墓地中部偏西的82座墓葬,从出土器物、葬制葬俗来看,年代应为西周早期,最早可到武王时期,最晚不出成王时期,墓主应是殷遗民。其中西向墓和南向墓应分属两族,二者在墓葬形态和财富上有着较为明显的差异。西司马殷遗民墓地很可能就是武王时期迁徙殷遗民政策的结果。

The Xisima Cemetery and Leftover Subjects of the Yin Dynasty

Eighty-two tombs were excavated in the central-west of the Xisima cemetery. Judging from the unearthed artifacts, burial style, and burial customs, these tombs are dated to the Early Western Zhou period, probably between the Reign of King Wu and the Reign of King Cheng. The tomb occupants are, therefore, believed to be leftover subjects of the Yin Dynasty. Furthermore, tombs that are west-oriented and south-oriented supposedly belonged to two different clans, respectively, and they differ greatly in burial style and wealth. It is proposed that the Xisima cemetery was formed by burials of leftover subjects of the Yin Dynasty, which very likely resulted from the relocation of leftover subjects of the Yin Dynasty during the Reign of King Wu.