舒城九里墩墓年代与国别考

舒城九里墩墓中出土有一批战国早期青铜器物,下葬年代为公元前445年之后。墓中所出的青铜礼器具有典型的楚文化特征,墓主人应为战国早期楚国贵族,今舒城可能为其封地;墓中虽亦出蔡、钟离二国器物,但此二国距舒城甚远、时代亦不符,可能为楚灭蔡、钟离二国后所得战利品。

An Analysis of the Time and State Origin of the Tomb at Jiulidun,Shucheng

A batch of bronze objects dating back to the early Warring States period were unearthed from a tomb at Jiulidun,Shucheng,Anhui province,which indicates that the burial time was around 445 BC.The bronze ritual objects from this tomb contain typical characteristics of the Chu culture,which suggests that the owner was likely to be a noble man of Chu of the early Warring States time and the area of today’s Shucheng might be his manor.The tomb also unearthed some objects belonging to the Cai and Zhongli states,which could be the spoils taken by the Chu armies when conquering Cai and Zhongli.