Archaeology of White Goose Cemetery On April, 2020 12, Shanxi Institute of Archaeology, together with Yuncheng Cultural Relics Workstation and Yuanqu Cultural Tourism Bureau, conducted archaeological excavation of the cemetery located in Bai Bei Goose Village, Yan Ying Township, Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City. Excavation area1200m2, with 9 graves and 17 ash pits. The tombs are of high grade and large scale, and the unearthed artifacts are rich, including bronzes and bronzes. My emperor's ancestor, Zhong Shi? 、? What is the season of Gigi? 、? Taibao is in the middle? It can be roughly inferred that the owner of the tomb is Wang Qing, a senior aristocrat in the Zhou Dynasty.
Guo was an important vassal state in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. After the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, his two younger brothers became kings of Dongguo and Xiguo respectively, protecting the east-west barrier of the Zhou royal family. Guo's economy and culture are developed, and his people can be good at fighting. Most of the monarchs in the Zhou Dynasty held important positions and were highly appreciated and valued by the Zhou Emperor. He participated in many important historical events from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the early Spring and Autumn Period, which had a great influence on the rise, development and decline of the Zhou Dynasty. ?
According to Yang, an associate researcher at Shanxi Institute of Archaeology, the tomb excavated this time is the tomb of a senior aristocrat of Wang Qing in the Zhou Dynasty in two weeks, and it can even be inferred that this is the aristocrat of Guo Guo, a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty. This excavation provides a new reference for studying and discussing the political pattern in the two-week period, the enfeoffment system in the capital, the burial system, population, nationality and social life in southern Shanxi during the two-week period, and is of great significance for exploring the connection between the civilization process in southern Shanxi and the Central Plains.