Excavation of Tombs(M1,M12)of the Song Dynasty in Buli Cemetery in Changfeng,Anhui
The Buli Cemetery is in the south of Luzhuang of Buli Community,Xiatang Town,Changfeng County,Hefei City,Anhui Province.From April 2019 to December 2020,to cooperate with capital construction,the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology cooperated with the Hefei Cultural Relics Preservation Center and the Cultural Relics Administration of Changfeng County,conducted a rescue excavation of 16 ancient tombs within the construction site where the Buli Cemetery is located.Two Song tombs(M1 and M12)are large-scale single-chambered brick tombs with particular wood-imitation structures.Unearthed with considerable and high-quality artifacts,probably well-preserved,including porcelain,bronzes,gold and silver wares,lacquerware,etc.Based on features of unearthed artifacts and epitaphs,the two tombs date back to the late Northern Song Dynasty.The excavation enriched the chronological framework for studying tombs and wood-imitation architecture during the Song Dynasty in Anhui area.