Excavated Documents

2026 No.1 / Volume 25 (Quarterly)

Sponsoring Institution: Zhongxi Book Company, Tsinghua University

Publisher: Zhongxi Book Company

ISSN: 2096-7365

CN: 31-2170/K

Publication Date: March 2026

CONTENTS

The Interpretation of the Ancient Chinese Character Chi

Bai Yulan & Kong Tingyan (1)

Examination and Discrimination of Some Vaguely Characters in Oracle Bone Inscriptions

Wu Liwan (18)

The Usage of Jin in Oracle Bone Inscriptions—with a Discussion of the Demonstrative Nature of Jin in Ancient Chinese

Xu Liqun (29)

On the Newly Discovered Jin You Inscription and the Reconstruction of the Ritual Calendar of Emperor Xin’s Late Reign

Guan Wentao (40)

A Study of the Inscriptions on the Zheng Clan Tripod Unearthed from the Spring and Autumn Period Chu Tomb on Bayi Road in Nanyang

Niu Qingbo & Qiao Baotong (51)

A Renewed Interpretation of the Recently Discovered King Kan of Chu Plate Inscription

Xu Jiayue (55)

Interpretation on the Vessel of Luozi Wu

Shen Qishi (61)

Interpreting Several Characters with the Fu Phonetic Component in Chu Manuscripts

Cheng Yan (68)

Attempting an Explanation for the Character Lian in Warring States Tomb Inventory Manuscripts

Li Xiaoyun (72)

Supplementary Evidence for the Vehicular Components Jiu, Zhou, and Zhou in Chu Funerary Procession Lists

Tang Jia & Xiao Yi (80)

A New Study on the Abbreviation and Replacement Sign

Xu Shihe (91)

Three Annotations on the Yinqueshan Han Manuscript Sanshishi

Zhao Xiangrong (105)

The Jingjue (Thornwood) Divination Slip among the Xuanquan Han Dynasty Manuscripts

Yu Fu (109)

Two Notes on Brick Inscriptions and a Bronze Seal from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chang Zeyu (115)

Reexploring the Price of Chicken in the Han Dynasty Bamboo Slips Taking the Measure Word Zhi as a Clue

Guo Xiaoqing (123)

Restoration and Study of the Zoumalou Jiahe Ernian Yu Bu Za Mi Yi Ru Fu Shou Bo Wu Manuscript

Ren Erbing (132)

Study On the Phenomenon of Shang and Qu Tones Mixed in Dunhuang Manuscripts

Li Huabin (151)

Gold-Character Manuscripts in Medieval China

He Yifan (161)

Cross-Boundary Engagements and Scholarly Reconfiguration: A Study of Western Oracle Bone Scholars in China during the Late Qing and Republican Periods

Zhang Congying (174)