Anyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇨🇳 Henan, Anyang, China
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About Anyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche
Anyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche in Henan, Anyang, China is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound diameter 45 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.1260N 114.3150E controls access to Henan resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tumulus for Henan, Anyang, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Elite burial mound with chamber and earthen tumulus
- Rediscovered
- 1991 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction of Anyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche main structure
c. 1931
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1991–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Anyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.1260° N · 114.3150° E · 297 m · 3 mapped features
Anyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tumulus — Mound diameter 45 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.1268° N · 114.3159° EAnyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.1250° N · 114.3143° EAnyang Yin Xu Fu Hao Tomb North Niche — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.1275° N · 114.3162° E