The Xixia (Western Xia) imperial necropolis, nestled against the Helan Mountains, lies about 35 km west of Yinchuan, the present capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. The necropolis contains the tombs of nine emperors of the Xixia dynasty (1038-1227) and more than 200 auxiliary tombs. Each imperial tomb comprises several constructions, including an imposing solid mound originally resembling a pagoda. In addition to having a distinctive shape, the monument is built in the north-western part of the inner precinct of the tomb and not at its centre. Furthermore, and most surprisingly, it does not indicate the location of the underground chamber, for it is not placed directly on top of the latter. These features have never been ...
In the year 246 B.C., one year after he ascended the throne as king of Qin, Shihuangdi began constru...
Zhaoling is one of the very few imperial mausolea that has received considerable attention in its 1,...
Depuis une soixantaine d’années, l’archéologie funéraire a complètement renouvelé notre approche et ...
The Xixia (Western Xia) imperial necropolis, nestled against the Helan Mountains, lies about 35 km w...
Sédentarisés dans le nord-ouest de la Chine actuelle pendant la dynastie Tang, les Tangoutes créèren...
The Jiuquan tombs, on the western frontier of China and dated to the third and early fourth centurie...
To extend the imperial authority to the newly conquered lands, early Western Han emperors in the sec...
Zhongshan est le nom d'un petit royaume situé au sud-ouest de Beijing qui cessa d'exister en 296 ava...
This book analyses the magnificent imperial necropolises of ancient China from the perspective of Ar...
Conflict and Assimilation between Regional Cultures : Xu Xianxiu used to be a commander in the Bei Q...
Conflict and Assimilation between Regional Cultures : Xu Xianxiu used to be a commander in the Bei Q...
Yuling, the tomb of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (r.1736- 1796), built between 1743 and 1752, is abso...
The towering earthen mound standing at the center of the First Emperor of Qin, Qin Shihuangdi’s (259...
Xu Xianxiu used to be a commander in the Bei Qi army, in Shanxi. When he died (571) he was buried in...
This book analyses the magnificent imperial necropolises of ancient China from the perspective of Ar...
In the year 246 B.C., one year after he ascended the throne as king of Qin, Shihuangdi began constru...
Zhaoling is one of the very few imperial mausolea that has received considerable attention in its 1,...
Depuis une soixantaine d’années, l’archéologie funéraire a complètement renouvelé notre approche et ...
The Xixia (Western Xia) imperial necropolis, nestled against the Helan Mountains, lies about 35 km w...
Sédentarisés dans le nord-ouest de la Chine actuelle pendant la dynastie Tang, les Tangoutes créèren...
The Jiuquan tombs, on the western frontier of China and dated to the third and early fourth centurie...
To extend the imperial authority to the newly conquered lands, early Western Han emperors in the sec...
Zhongshan est le nom d'un petit royaume situé au sud-ouest de Beijing qui cessa d'exister en 296 ava...
This book analyses the magnificent imperial necropolises of ancient China from the perspective of Ar...
Conflict and Assimilation between Regional Cultures : Xu Xianxiu used to be a commander in the Bei Q...
Conflict and Assimilation between Regional Cultures : Xu Xianxiu used to be a commander in the Bei Q...
Yuling, the tomb of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (r.1736- 1796), built between 1743 and 1752, is abso...
The towering earthen mound standing at the center of the First Emperor of Qin, Qin Shihuangdi’s (259...
Xu Xianxiu used to be a commander in the Bei Qi army, in Shanxi. When he died (571) he was buried in...
This book analyses the magnificent imperial necropolises of ancient China from the perspective of Ar...
In the year 246 B.C., one year after he ascended the throne as king of Qin, Shihuangdi began constru...
Zhaoling is one of the very few imperial mausolea that has received considerable attention in its 1,...
Depuis une soixantaine d’années, l’archéologie funéraire a complètement renouvelé notre approche et ...