国内陶器考古研究的历史与展望

The History and Prospect of Pottery Archaeological Research in China

陶器考古的研究对象是古代人工烧制的黏土质遗存,对其纵、横两个方面的研究能为理解古代社会提供多角度信息;陶器考古的研究途径包括人类学调查、传统考古分析和实验室分析;研究内容包括陶器的制作工艺和产地、产品的流通状况、使用功能和废弃分析;陶器考古研究的发展可分为两个阶段,研究内容的变化与我国考古学研究重心的转变同步。当前陶器考古研究在课题意识、研究视野、资料获取水平等方面有待提高。

The research object of pottery archaeology is the clay remains of the ancient artificially fired clay.The longitudinal and horizontal study of pottery can provide multi-angle information for understanding the ancient society.The research approaches of pottery archaeology include anthropological investigation,traditional archaeological analysis and laboratory analysis.Its research content includes the pottery making craft and the origin,the product circulation condition,the use function and the waste analysis.The development of pottery archaeology research can be divided into two phases.The change of research content is synchronized with the development of Chinese archaeology research focus.At present,the research of pottery archaeology needs to be improved in the aspects of problem awareness,research horizon and data acquisition level.