#six dynasties

[blueiscoool]

1,400-Year-Old Treasure Stash Found Under Playground in China

Underneath the playground of a school in China, archaeologists uncovered ruins of a 1,400-year-old settlement that included dozens of storage pits and thousands of artifacts.

Archaeologists excavated the playground of an elementary school in the eastern coastal city of Ningbo ahead of planned construction, the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said in an Oct. 10 news release.

The excavations uncovered 65 pits, eight wells and several other structures all over 1,400 years old, the release said. Archaeologists identified the ruins as part of a settlement.

In one storage pit, archaeologists found 796 copper coins in tied-up stacks. A photo shows the stash of muddy coins with square holes in the center. In one of the wells, they unearthed 1,682 more coins.

Based on the number of coins and their style of burial, archaeologists concluded the treasures were buried as an emergency measure by residents who feared a disaster was coming, the release said. The age and location of the coins match — and might be linked to — a period of rebellion and famine in the sixth century A.D.

Archaeologists also found preserved plants in one of the pits. The plant remains included bamboo, gourds, peach pits and a large number of acorns. A photo shows what remains of these nuts.

The other pits and wells contained pottery fragments, tiles, altars, washbasins and other artifacts, archaeologists said. Two lamps, part of a bronze chandelier, were also uncovered, a photo shows.

The artifacts mainly date from the Han dynasty, a period from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D., and the Six Dynasties, a period from 220 A.D. to 589 A.D, according to the release and Encyclopedia Britannica.

Ningbo is in Zhejiang province and about 135 miles south of Shanghai.

By ASPEN PFLUGHOEFT.

[arosthorn]

“Short Song” by Fu Xuan

Chang’an is high walled Multi-storied towers - free standing Touching the clouds - on every side Their tops piercing the heavens.

Ants - How are they marshalled? They travel like an army on the march. Crickets - what moves them That at midnight to cry so sad?

The ants are joyful Brilliant in their splendor. Awake and asleep, think of him Who is aware of my feelings?

Formerly, my lord, you regarded me As a pearl within your hand. How can this be! One morning Discarded, myself, in a ditch!

Formerly, my lord, you and I As shadow, as form. How can this be! Once gone The heart like a meteor!

Formerly, my lord, you and I Two hearts mutually united. How can this be! Now today All at once the two broken apart.'

Translation by Jordan David Paper, ‘The Life and Thought of Fu Hsüan (A.D. 217-278)’

[ziseviolet]

I have a wedding hanfu tag that you might find helpful.

Does anyone have a rly good and historically accurate (ish) drawing reference for male and female ancient Chinese wedding outfits? Like in between 222AD and 589AD?

[thediamondarcher]

hey, I'm looking for moots!! I'm obsessed with Solitaire, SIX, BoJack Horseman, Heathers (the musical and the movie), Heartstopper (the osemanverse in general), Good Omens, The Tudor Dynasty, MARINA, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, legally blonde (musical and movie), TUA and many many more things that i can't remember now. I'm currently hyperfixated on history and SIX but i post a lot about the osemanverse

[krasivaa]

He said he loves me

but he's just a liar...

[enyoalkis]

I think about sometimes how 2000s Scarlett Johansson would've been better cast as Catherine Howard in a different Tudor drama than Mary Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl if you believe the Portrait of a Young Woman, by Hans Holbein the Younger, is Catherine.

[visenyaism]

I think Rhaena spent her time in The Vale taking a good hard look at the Targeryan family legacy and said No Thank You.

And that's when Mornings Egg hatches

So post war she was very disinterested in the typical toxic incestuous toxic codependent Targeryan family relationships she had witnessed in childhood and ran as fast as she could towards what she perceived as a Better Way

while Baela had spent her time on Dragonstone clinging to the Targeryan family legacy for reason and purpose and tried to recreate the relationships she had witnessed in her childhood striving to regain a damaged perception of normalcy

Sadly for Rhaena this meant being a House Hightower baby machine, Alicent parallel, and for Baela this meant being trapped in a toxic marriage to an uncle who married her for her claim to the family seat and cheats on her with a much younger woman, Rhaenyra parallel

omg absolutely. Baela runs back Rhaena runs away and where does it take them. the same place they started….

[xiao-zhen]

OFFICIALLY

Terrrrfieeeeddd ~

The way I had literally realization how spicy they were until I was reading chapters

☆ 22: "Is This Familiar?"

☆ 24: Push and Pull

☆ 25: Waking Up Beside You [this one . . . .]

[armandauntie]

the constant struggle of being an armand lover, linguist, and writer who has lived in san francisco and delhi who also only likes to write short, introspective fics that are very fact checked (which it turns out is difficult to do when the facts range three continents and 500+ years)

[pure-mage]

beheaded…

[blueiscoool]

Ancient Noble Tomb Found in China

A noble tomb has been found in a cemetery dating back to the Six Dynasties period (222-589) in the city of Zhenjiang, east China's Jiangsu Province, according to the city's cultural relics and archaeology institute.

The owner of the tomb, named Zhao Xuanzhi, was the uncle of an emperor during the Southern Dynasty (420-589).

Archaeologists found a bronze seal in Tomb No. 6 that helps identify the owner of the tomb. "The bronze seal found in Tomb No. 6 has been confirmed as Zhao Xuanzhi's personal seal. The age of the tomb is consistent with historical records," said Li Xidong, deputy director of the city's cultural relics and archaeology institute.

Twenty funerary objects were also unearthed from Tomb No. 6, mostly distributed near the altar at the front of the tomb chamber.

Archaeologists found 13 tombs during recent excavations, seven of which were brick chamber tombs of aristocrats from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) to the Southern Dynasty, while six others were pit tombs of civilians from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911).

Archaeologists said most of the tombs found in the cemetery of the Six Dynasties period belong to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which provides evidence of people at that time moving from the north to the south. The discovery provides important clues and material data for the study of ethnic migration in Chinese history.

[little-desi-historian]

Favourite Tudor Myth...

Tudor Week 2023.

Brought to you by @dailytudors! 🌹

Q: favourite Tudor myth/legend/old wives tale/piece of propaganda that has in recent years been debunked?

A: the ongoing fascination and legend making surrounding Anne Boleyn. I simply find the notion that one can still hold that much power in the popular imagination 400+ years after one’s death fascinating.

[anne1522boleyn]

February 13, 1542 Katherine Howard was beheaded RIP🤍

[thediamondarcher]

sometimes i hate the fact that i find comfort in sadness because i can't enjoy my favorite things without crying at some point

[duchessofthemoonartworks]

Jane Seymour [ 2020 ]

Part of my six wives of Henry VIII project that I’ve been working on for years now. I can finally post Jane to tumblr! I only have two wives left before I’m done this series. You can find Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard on my page. Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England. She sadly passed away only a year after marriage.

More places to follow my art 🌙

Instagram @ duchess_of_the_moon_

Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/Duchesofthemoon

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