简介:IntheinscriptionsofWesternZhoubronzestherearequantitiesofcalendricaldatarecordingyears,monthsanddays.Ofthemarethosecompletelyindicatingtheyearofking'sreign,themoon,thelunarphase,andthedaydesignatedbytheHeavenlyStemsandEarthlyBranchessystem.TheserecordsareofgreatsignificancetostudyingtheWesternZhoucalendar,establishingthebronzeinscriptioncalendar,andidentifyingthereigningyearsoftheWesternZhoukings.
简介:Fromautumn1999throughtheyear2000,ZhouyuanArchaeologicalTeamexcavatedasetofWesternZhoubuildingfoundations,whichwaswellpreservedanduniquelydesigned.ItissignificantlyvaluablefortheresearchontheritualsystemoftheWesternZhouDynasty.Weherebytrytomakeapreliminarystudyonitsstructureandfunctionwithreferenceofhistoricalliterature.
简介:Sincetheautumnof1999,theZhouyuanArchaeologicalTeamorganizedbytheInstituteofArchaeology,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,ShaanxiProvincialInstituteofArchaeology,andtheSchoolofArchaeologyandMuseologyofPekingUniversitycarriedoutlarge-scalearchaeologicalinvestigationsandexcavationsintheZhouyuan周原Site.