From April to October 2017,to facilitate a dredging and widening project of Yong'an River,an archaeological survey and excavation were carried out at Ming dynasty tombs at Huayang village.The tombs can be divided into two parts:the well-ordered western part is a family graveyard while the scattered distributed part is a small-scale communal one.Formats includes tomb with brick chambers and vaulted ceilings,tomb with brick walls and a stone roof,small-scale tomb with brick walls and a stone roof,and earth tomb with vertical opening.Unearthed objects include glazed pottery,porcelain,silverware,bronzeware,tinware and so on.Among them,porcelain bowls are in rich diversity with exquisite decorations.Based on the tomb formats and features of unearthed objects,the current author dates the tombs to early-to-mid Ming dynasty.This excavation provides new materials for the study of burial customs,tomb formats and regional history and culture during the Ming dynasty in the Jiangnan region.
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