2001年4月(yue)中旬至5月(yue)初,由(you)湖北省文物考古(gu)研究所主持,荊(jing)門(men)市(shi)和鐘祥市(shi)的(de)文物考古(gu)工(gong)作者參加,共同對鐘祥市(shi)長灘鎮大洪村梁莊(zhuang)王墓(mu)進行了發(fa)(fa)掘。發(fa)(fa)掘表明,該墓(mu)是一座王與妃的(de)合葬(zang)墓(mu),有其(qi)獨(du)特的(de)葬(zang)俗(su),墓(mu)內隨(sui)(sui)葬(zang)品十分豐富(fu)。據初步統(tong)計(ji),隨(sui)(sui)葬(zang)品有金(jin)、銀(yin)、玉、(珠(zhu))寶石(shi)、銅、鐵、鉛錫、瓷、陶、漆木(mu)、石(shi)、骨角器(qi)等共計(ji)5300余件,其(qi)中金(jin)、銀(yin)、玉器(qi)有1400余件,珠(zhu)飾寶石(shi)則多達3400余件。一墓(mu)隨(sui)(sui)葬(zang)如此大量的(de)金(jin)銀(yin)珠(zhu)寶,在已發(fa)(fa)現的(de)明代(dai)(dai)親王墓(mu)中未(wei)見,僅次于明代(dai)(dai)皇陵——定陵,是繼定陵之后的(de)又(you)一明代(dai)(dai)重要考古(gu)發(fa)(fa)現。
梁(liang)莊王(wang)(wang)墓(mu)(mu)原筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)有(you)(you)(you)(you)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)外(wai)塋園(yuan)(yuan)、園(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)地(di)面(mian)建筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)和(he)(he)地(di)宮(gong),歷經滄桑(sang),現(xian)存(cun)只有(you)(you)(you)(you)地(di)宮(gong)、內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)外(wai)塋園(yuan)(yuan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)北半部基(ji)址,園(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)地(di)面(mian)建筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)蕩(dang)然無存(cun),惟遍地(di)散布的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)殘磚(zhuan)(zhuan)敗瓦(wa)表明(ming)(ming)(ming)它們曾經有(you)(you)(you)(you)過的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)輝煌。內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)外(wai)塋園(yuan)(yuan)長方形,南北向(xiang)。現(xian)存(cun)外(wai)園(yuan)(yuan)東(dong)(dong)西寬(kuan)250米,內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)園(yuan)(yuan)東(dong)(dong)西寬(kuan)55米。內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)、外(wai)塋垣基(ji)址的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)解(jie)剖證明(ming)(ming)(ming),外(wai)垣寬(kuan)1.3米,是(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)皮土(tu)(tu)心(xin)墻(qiang)(即以大(da)小(xiao)不等(deng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)自然石(shi)(shi)(shi)塊(kuai)壘成(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)外(wai)兩(liang)堵(du)(du)墻(qiang),再用(yong)土(tu)(tu)充(chong)填其間),并培土(tu)(tu)作(zuo)護(hu)坡;內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)垣寬(kuan)1米,是(shi)(shi)(shi)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)皮石(shi)(shi)(shi)心(xin)墻(qiang)(以磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)外(wai)兩(liang)堵(du)(du)墻(qiang),其間充(chong)填小(xiao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)塊(kuai)),也(ye)培土(tu)(tu)作(zuo)護(hu)坡。墓(mu)(mu)葬(地(di)宮(gong))構筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)在(zai)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)塋園(yuan)(yuan)里的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)座(zuo)小(xiao)山坡上,南北向(xiang),平面(mian)呈“中(zhong)”字形,屬崖洞(dong)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)墓(mu)(mu),設有(you)(you)(you)(you)封土(tu)(tu)堆,墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)南端有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)條斜坡墓(mu)(mu)道(dao)。墓(mu)(mu)道(dao)豎(shu)穴式(shi),其底(di)(di)南高(gao)北低斜坡狀(zhuang),平長10.6、口最寬(kuan)4.3米,北端底(di)(di)距地(di)表深(shen)7米。修(xiu)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)是(shi)(shi)(shi)從(cong)(cong)墓(mu)(mu)道(dao)北端的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)垂直壁(bi)面(mian)向(xiang)北鑿巖(yan)掘進(jin),形成(cheng)(cheng)隧洞(dong),再在(zai)洞(dong)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)用(yong)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)成(cheng)(cheng)墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),粘(zhan)合料(liao)是(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)灰(hui)(hui)(hui)(hui)。墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)分為(wei)前(qian)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)和(he)(he)后(hou)(hou)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),橫前(qian)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),雙穹(qiong)(qiong)窿頂,前(qian)、后(hou)(hou)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)各(ge)設一(yi)道(dao)雙扇(shan)門和(he)(he)一(yi)條甬(yong)(yong)道(dao)。墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)空全長15.4、最寬(kuan)7.88、高(gao)5.3米。墓(mu)(mu)道(dao)填土(tu)(tu)分五層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng):第一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)是(shi)(shi)(shi)從(cong)(cong)墓(mu)(mu)外(wai)精(jing)選運來的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)土(tu)(tu),未(wei)夯(hang);第二和(he)(he)四層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)石(shi)(shi)(shi)灰(hui)(hui)(hui)(hui)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),第三和(he)(he)五層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)則(ze)(ze)系原坑紅褚巖(yan),均(jun)經夯(hang)實。鑿洞(dong)為(wei)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)所掏(tao)出的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)土(tu)(tu)石(shi)(shi)(shi),最后(hou)(hou)回填成(cheng)(cheng)封土(tu)(tu)堆,高(gao)約(yue)(yue)9、底(di)(di)徑約(yue)(yue)50米。門洞(dong)為(wei)六層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)券,封門墻(qiang)厚達1米。券洞(dong)頂之上,砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)一(yi)堵(du)(du)擋土(tu)(tu)墻(qiang),直達第二層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)石(shi)(shi)(shi)灰(hui)(hui)(hui)(hui)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)底(di)(di)。此(ci)墻(qiang)頭(tou)外(wai)加砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)一(yi)堵(du)(du)高(gao)1.17米的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)碑(bei)(bei)墻(qiang),碑(bei)(bei)墻(qiang)腳壓在(zai)第四層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)石(shi)(shi)(shi)灰(hui)(hui)(hui)(hui)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)面(mian)上。此(ci)碑(bei)(bei)墻(qiang)嵌石(shi)(shi)(shi)質(zhi)墓(mu)(mu)志(zhi)兩(liang)合,東(dong)(dong)西并列:東(dong)(dong)邊的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)墓(mu)(mu)志(zhi)較大(da),是(shi)(shi)(shi)《梁(liang)莊王(wang)(wang)墓(mu)(mu)》墓(mu)(mu)志(zhi);西邊的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)墓(mu)(mu)志(zhi)較小(xiao),是(shi)(shi)(shi)《大(da)明(ming)(ming)(ming)梁(liang)莊王(wang)(wang)妃壙志(zhi)文》。墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)墻(qiang)體厚近(jin)1米,以六層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)成(cheng)(cheng),地(di)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)則(ze)(ze)只平鋪一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)。前(qian)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)門為(wei)石(shi)(shi)(shi)質(zhi),但只有(you)(you)(you)(you)東(dong)(dong)扇(shan)門,西扇(shan)門已佚(yi),門后(hou)(hou)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)前(qian)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)面(mian)有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)個長方形凹坑,是(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)來支墊(dian)“自來石(shi)(shi)(shi)”的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)。后(hou)(hou)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)門為(wei)漆木(mu)質(zhi),已朽。后(hou)(hou)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)設有(you)(you)(you)(you)壁(bi)龕、棺床和(he)(he)燈(deng)臺(tai):室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)中(zhong)砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)兩(liang)座(zuo)長方形棺床,中(zhong)央用(yong)石(shi)(shi)(shi)條砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)座(zuo)是(shi)(shi)(shi)為(wei)王(wang)(wang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)棺床;其西側(ce)以磚(zhuan)(zhuan)接砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)略小(xiao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)座(zuo)則(ze)(ze)系妃的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)棺床。甬(yong)(yong)道(dao)兩(liang)側(ce)各(ge)有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)個磚(zhuan)(zhuan)砌(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)燈(deng)臺(tai),東(dong)(dong)、西、北壁(bi)各(ge)辟一(yi)個壁(bi)龕。后(hou)(hou)室(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)穹(qiong)(qiong)窿頂有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)處被(bei)盜(dao)墓(mu)(mu)分子(zi)炸陷(xian)而未(wei)垮塌的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)盜(dao)洞(dong),說(shuo)明(ming)(ming)(ming)盜(dao)墓(mu)(mu)分子(zi)未(wei)曾進(jin)入墓(mu)(mu)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)。
明(ming)梁莊(zhuang)王墓是明(ming)仁宗朱高熾的(de)第(di)九個兒子朱瞻垍與魏妃的(de)合葬(zang)墓,出土金器(qi)(qi)、玉器(qi)(qi)、瓷器(qi)(qi)等5300余件(jian),出土文物各種鑲嵌的(de)寶石有700多顆,是中國(guo)已發(fa)掘明(ming)代親(qin)王墓中等級(ji)最(zui)高的(de)一次,隨(sui)葬(zang)物品的(de)豐富與精美僅次于明(ming)十三陵(ling)中的(de)定陵(ling)。
展出(chu)的(de)(de)金(jin)鑲(xiang)(xiang)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)帶帶銙、云(yun)形(xing)金(jin)累(lei)絲(si)鑲(xiang)(xiang)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)簪、金(jin)累(lei)絲(si)鑲(xiang)(xiang)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)青(qing)玉鏤空雙鸞鳥牡丹簪、金(jin)鑲(xiang)(xiang)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)絳(jiang)環(huan)等,其上鑲(xiang)(xiang)嵌的(de)(de)紅寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、藍(lan)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、祖母綠、金(jin)綠寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、金(jin)綠寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)貓眼、石(shi)(shi)(shi)英貓眼等寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)近百顆。在金(jin)鑲(xiang)(xiang)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)帽頂上,鑲(xiang)(xiang)嵌一(yi)顆約200克拉的(de)(de)橄欖(lan)形(xing)無色藍(lan)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi),是目前發現最大的(de)(de)藍(lan)寶(bao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)。
據初步統(tong)計(ji),墓內(nei)的(de)(de)隨葬器物(wu)共計(ji)5340余件(jian)(jian),其(qi)中金(jin)、銀、玉器和(he)珠飾(shi)寶(bao)(bao)石(shi)有4800余件(jian)(jian)粗略(lve)計(ji)算,這些珍寶(bao)(bao)所使(shi)用的(de)(de)金(jin)量達(da)到(dao)16公(gong)斤(jin),用銀量達(da)到(dao)13公(gong)斤(jin),用玉量達(da)到(dao)14公(gong)斤(jin),出土的(de)(de)寶(bao)(bao)石(shi)700多(duo)顆,它們保存(cun)完好,燦燦生(sheng)輝(hui),可謂金(jin)玉滿堂,珠光(guang)寶(bao)(bao)氣(qi)。這批金(jin)銀玉器既(ji)有單件(jian)(jian)成器的(de)(de),也(ye)有由多(duo)飾(shi)件(jian)(jian)組(zu)成一(yi)器的(de)(de),型式(shi)多(duo)樣。 梁莊(zhuang)王墓的(de)(de)發(fa)掘,使(shi)大批珍貴文物(wu)重見天日,也(ye)提出了(le)一(yi)些新(xin)的(de)(de)研究課題(ti)。目前,只完成了(le)室內(nei)整(zheng)(zheng)理(li)的(de)(de)第一(yi)階段工作(zuo)(zuo),即將開始全面(mian)的(de)(de)整(zheng)(zheng)理(li)工作(zuo)(zuo)。