新疆哈密天湖东绿松石采矿遗址调查简报

Brief Report of Turquoise Mining Site at Tianhu in Hami,Xinjiang

2016—2019年间,西北大学文化遗产学院、北京科技大学科技史与文化遗产研究院、新疆文物考古研究所和哈密市文物局联合对新疆哈密天湖东遗址开展多次考古调查,发现这是一处古代开采绿松石的大型矿业遗址群。遗迹类型多样,共发现采矿坑10余处、墓葬5处、房址1处,并采集到少量陶器残片和大量绿松石、石器标本。^(14)C年代测定显示,该遗址在商周时期就已经得到开发,采集遗物与骟马文化关系密切。新疆哈密天湖东绿松石采矿遗址的发现,对研究我国西北地区早期绿松石料的来源、开采技术、利用情况及流通互动具有重要意义。

In 2016-2019,School of Cultural Heritage,Northwest University,the Institute for Cultural Heritage and History of Science and Technology,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Xinjiang,Hami Bureau of Cultural Heritage jointly carried out numerous archaeological investigation in the Tianhu site,Hami,Xinjiang.A large group of ancient turquoise mines have been surveyed.There are various types of relics,including more than 10 pit remains,5 tombs and l house site.A small number of pottery fragments and a large number of turquoise and stone specimens were collected.^(14)C dating shows that the site has been developed in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties,and the collection of relics was closely related to the Shanma culture.The discovery of turquoise mining site in Tianhu area of Hami,Xinjiang play an essential role in the study of turquoise material of the provenance,mining technology,utilization efficiency and circulation in early Northwestern China.