偃师商城近年考古工作要览——纪念偃师商城发现20周年

Recent Archaeological Work on the Shang City-site at Yanshi:In Celebration of the 20^(th)Anniversary of the Discovery of This Citysite

1996～2001年,在偃师商城内相继对大城和小城城墙、宫城内宫殿、池渠和祭祀遗迹等进行了大规模发掘。据此,对相关问题的研究有了新的进展:偃师商城为商汤灭夏之后所建都城、偃师商城的始建为夏商界标等观点,得到更多学者认同;对于中国古代都城制度、宫室制度、祭祀制度和池苑制度等,也有新的认识;偃师商城遗址保护工作也有新举措和新成果。

In 1996—2001,archaeological work on the Shang city-site at Yanshi entered a new height.Large-scale excavations were successively carried out on the remains of walls of the greater and lesser cities,ruins of palaces in the palace-city,vestiges of pools and channels,and those of sacrificial activities.New accomplishments have been obtained in various aspects.Noteworthy advance has been made in the study of the layout and evolution of this city,the cultural content and character of its remains and the periodization,chronology and nature of the site.Still more scholars have been agreed that the city was the Shang capital after Tang conquered the Xia Dynasty and that its founding can be taken as the demarcation between the Xia and the Shang.New understanding has been got in the architecture of an- cient Chinese capitals,palaces,pools and gardens,as well as in the sacrifieial institution.Meanwhile, new measures have also been taken in the protection of the city-site.