云冈石窟山顶东部北魏佛教建筑遗址发掘报告

Excavation Report on the Buddhist Architectural Ruin of Northern Wei Dynasty at the Eastern Zone on the Top of the Yungang Grottoes

为了配合云冈石窟“八·五”保护维修工程,1993年7月至10月云冈石窟联合考古队进行第二阶段考古发掘工作期间。在云冈石窟山顶东部围墙之外的一处小山包顶部发现有盗洞,当即采取紧急措施于8月29日至9月16日进行抢救性发掘,发现一处北魏佛教建筑遗址,出土了一批北魏平城时期的建筑构件、石刻造像等文物约230件,对北魏时期武州山石窟寺(云冈石窟)的历史沿革、寺院规模与布局以及该座佛教建筑年代判断等提供了重要依据。

To coordinate with the conservation project of Yungang Grottoes of the eighth five-year plan,from July to October in 1993,Yungang Grottoes Joint Archaeological Team conducted the second stage of the archaeological excavation.During the period,the illegal looting tunnels were found on a small hilltop outside the eastern wall at the top of Yungang Grottoes.Emergency excavations were taken immediately from August 29 to September 16,and a Buddhist architectural site of Northern Wei Dynasty was discovered,with about 230 pieces including architectural components and stone sculptures from the Northern Wei when the dynasty established its capital city in Pingcheng(present-day Datong).It provides important materials for the study of history of Yungang Grottoes,the scale and layout of the temple and the dating of this Buddhist architecture from the Northern Wei Dynasty.