川南唐宋摩崖造像选址的景观考古研究

Analysing Rock Carvings of Tang and Song Dynasties in Southern Sichuan Using Landscape Archaeology

四川南部的佛道摩崖造像是反映唐宋时期本地区宗教活动的重要遗存。相关遗址由于保存状况不佳、地点分散偏远且缺乏历史文献及碑文题刻记载,不适宜采用一般的石窟研究方法进行讨论。本文尝试结合地理空间、考古学及艺术史等学科的方法,对川南地区唐宋摩崖造像遗迹进行分析,厘清有关遗址在唐宋世俗和宗教社会中所扮演的角色。本文重点对摩崖造像在景观环境中的位置进行讨论,分析遗址的显著性、视野范围和复杂度,并结合石龛分类研究对摩崖造像的社会角色和作用进行探讨。

The religious rock carvings of Southern Sichuan potentially provide a key insight into Buddhist practice at a local level in the Tang and Song Dynasties.The lack of historical documentation for these sites and the relative lack of inscriptions,their poor state of preservation,and the extent to which they are dispersed and hidden throughout the landscape This paper shows how geospatial and archaeological methods can be used alongside art historical methods to allow us to interpret these sites containing less well preserved statues and include them in understanding the variety of roles these sites played in both the lay and religious communities of the time.This paper focuses on the location of religious rock carvings within the physical landscape.This paper shows preliminary results which demonstrate the importance of visibility,viewshed and complexity in conjunction with the niche subjects found within a site in understanding the site function.