Three Topics on Mound Tombs in Jiangnan Area

The mound tomb was originally defined as the one constructed in a mound without tomb pit in Jiangnan Area from Shang Dynasty to early period of Warring States.The discovery in the latest two decades showed mound tomb possessed pit and lasted from Songze Culture to Han Dynasty.The mound tombs of Mahan in Korea had many similar characteristics with those in Wu Yue districts,but it probably originated from those of Han Dynasty.The mound in Wu Yue districts was piled up for one time or several times,and the artifacts were buried into mound at different time.The funeral ceremony of breaking and discarding the funeral artifacts consciously probably showed the artifacts shared the same lifespan with the tomb occupant.