简论夏朝的断代问题──为纪念二里头遗址发掘四十周年而作

The Chronology of the Xia Dynasty:Commemorating the 40th anniversaries of th First Excavationin Erlitou Site

本文通过对河南龙山文化、二里头和偃师商城遗址考古发掘材料的分析，论证了夏朝的起始和终止年代，即夏王朝始于河南龙山文化晚期，终止于二里头文化第三期，二里头遗址为夏代晚期的王都，并在二里头文化三期时废弃。

Abstract By a comparing research on the archaeological data of Henan Longshan Culture,Erlitou and Yanshi Shang Walled city sites,this article get the conclusion that Xia Dynasty began in the late phase of Henan Longshan Culture and ended at the third stage of Erlitou Culture.Erlitou site is the capital of the Late Xia Dynasty and the capital was abandoned at the third stage of Erlitou Culture.