在东周各国墓葬中,楚墓是发现最多的,在湖北、湖南、河南、安徽等省均有发现,尤以湖北的江陵、湖南的长沙最为集中。目前发掘的楚墓上万座,时代最早的能到两周之际,晚的到战国晚期。楚墓一般保存比较好,对研究楚国考古学文化提供了丰富的实物资料。一、楚铜器墓年代学研究对于楚墓的了解,是从上世纪30年代安徽寿县朱家集李三孤堆楚墓的发现开始的。此墓两次被盗,出土铜器1000余件,有铭者70余件,据铭文内容可分三类:一类是楚王、王室成员铭者;一类是官府机构铭者;另一类是铸客冶师等铭者。其中有楚 In the tombs of various countries in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Chu Tomb was the most discovered, and was found in Hubei, Hunan, Henan and Anhui provinces, especially Jiangling in Hubei Province and Changsha in Hunan Province. Chu excavations currently on the tens of thousands, the earliest era to two weeks, late to the late Warring States period. Chu tombs generally better preserved, the study of archaeological culture in Chu provides a wealth of physical information. First, the chronological study of the tomb of Chu Tomb Chu understanding of the tomb, from the 1930s last century, Shushan in Anhui Zhu Li Li Guqie stack of tomb found the beginning. This tomb was stolen twice, unearthed more than 1,000 pieces of bronze, there are more than 70 pieces of inscriptions, according to inscriptions can be divided into three categories: one is the king of Chu, royal family Ming inscription; one is the official Ming Ming; the other Classes are casting off Hakusho inscriptions. Among them are Chu