On January 6th, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology held a press conference to announce the archaeological results of the Fuping Changchun Site. Archaeologists have discovered a tomb complex from the Western Zhou Dynasty here, and have cleared 31 tombs, as well as 5 chariot and horse pits. The Changchun Site is located in Changchun Village, Zhuangli Town, Fuping County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. It is a large settlement site from the Western Zhou Dynasty, consisting of residential areas and cemeteries. Starting from August 2022, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, in collaboration with Weinan Museum and Fuping County Cultural and Tourism Bureau, conducted salvage excavations of the Baijia Cemetery within the site. According to Li Yanfeng, deputy curator of Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, these tombs can be divided into four categories based on their morphological characteristics, showing significant differences in rank. Among them, the tombs numbered M1 and M2 have a higher grade and adopt a structure of one coffin and two coffins. More than 300 pieces (groups) of copper, jade, stone, lacquer, clam shells and other artifacts were unearthed, including exquisite jade dragon patterned pendants, jade spears, stone chimes and other materials. Smaller tombs, on the other hand, only use single coffins and do not include copper burial objects. Only pottery tripods, clams, and gourds can be found, and their tomb owners may be civilians. By comparing the morphological characteristics of pottery and bronze vessels, and combining them with carbon-14 testing of M1 and M2 human bones to correct the age, archaeologists have determined that the age range of the relics in the excavation area is roughly from the late middle to late Western Zhou Dynasty. Among them, the owner of M2 tomb is male, speculated to be the ruler of the settlement, and M1 is the tomb of his wife. Li Yanfeng said that although the level of this cemetery varies greatly, its distribution is orderly, reflecting the characteristics of "gathering clans for burial" and "centralized cemetery system". Based on the combination of burial pottery and other factors, it can be inferred that the tomb owner belongs to the Zhou ethnic group. However, as no inscriptions have been found on the unearthed artifacts, it is still difficult to confirm the specific identity of this ethnic group. The excavation of the Baijia Cemetery not only supplemented the physical materials of high-level Western Zhou tombs in the eastern part of Guanzhong, but also provided important physical support for the study of the politics and society of the Western Zhou Wangji region. (New Society)