From 2016 to 2017,the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology,a-long with other units,excavated significant cultural artifacts at the Wanfunao site in Yichang of Hubei Province,which are dated from the middle of the Western Zhou period to the middle of the Spring and Autumn period.When combined with the 2015 excavation data,a"冂"shape enclosure,formed by multiple ash ditches including Gl,G2,and G5,is noticed around the locus where bronze bells were ex-cavated.Within the enclosure,several tombs and sacrificial pits are spatially distributed orderly.Ash ditch G7 in the eastern section yielded a rich array of pottery artifacts,including a large number of utili-tarian vessels and a significant quantity of pottery imitating bronze ritual vessels,demonstrating an over-all wide range of dates.Based on archaeological evidence and the observable re-heating of a bronze bell inscribed with"Chu Ji",it is inferred that the site was very likely associated with sacrificial activities.
Wanfunao sitebronze bell inscribed with"Chu Ji"Western and Eastern Zhou periodssacrificial remains
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