In 2002, the First Henan Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, carried out excavation on the Huizui site in Yanshi City, Henan Province, and discovered there an Eastern Zhou tomb. This is a rectangular earthen pit containing a wooden chamber and a coffin with an extended supine burial. Among the funeral objects, the pottery falls into the ding tripod, dou stemmed vessel, jar and dish; the earthen ware, into the animal-shaped three-legged yi ewer, basin, etc. The bronzes are obelisk-shaped objects,and the jades include discs and broken pieces. Besides, there occur some cowries. Judged by the features of its structure and grave goods, the tomb must belong to the Luoyang area group distinguished by its researchers and can be dated to the Eastern Zhou period.
The present paper is a brief account of the vestiges and objects unearthed from the Xipo site for the first time. H20 and H22 are man-made large round pits unclear in use. H1 was originally the remains of a semi-subterraneous dwelling and became a rubbish pit after its destruction. G1 is a reservoir, the first finding of this kind. The plenty of unearthed objects includes: pottery--the basin, bo bowl, jar, small-mouthed pointed-based bottle, fu cauldron, stove, zeng steamer, urn, bowl, cup,vessel cover, ring, ball, spindle whorl, pellet, arrowhead, bar, circular shard and mark-incised shard;stone tools--the axe, spade, knife, pestle, ball and top-shaped implement; and bone artifacts-the hairpin, arrowhead and peculiar-shape object. In addition, animal bones were also found in a great number.
