At Sixteenth Site

 

The stone piled mausoleums at this site was overlapped at the top by the lower layer of Xia Jia Dian Culture, so most
parts at the top of the mausoleums were disturbed, the central mausoleum(number 4 mausoleum) was made by excavating
the mountain, it is 3.9 meters long, 3.1 meters wide, 5.0 meters deep. There are 5 pieces of funeral objects. There
is a jade phoenix plate under the head, a jade human figure under the left hipbone, a jade bracelet worn on the right
wrist, a jade hoop on the breast. Also excavated a set of 2 turquoise pendants. This is one of the largest scale
mausoleums, also is one that cost much time to build, the person buried in it should be an exclusive wizard:



 

 

The details of the central mausoleum(number 4 mausoleum):



 

The jade human figure, which is 18.6cm high, and jade phoenix, which is 19.5cm long :



 

The square Bi and curved cloud pendant excavated at the sixteenth site:



 

The pestle shape items, they are 14.8cm long, 15.5cm long and 22.6cm long respectively:

 

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