敦煌石窟考古的回顾与反思

Archaeology of Dunhuang Cave Temples:Retrospection and Inspection

1942年,石璋如先生用考古学方法对敦煌石窟形制进行了测绘和记录,开中国学者用考古学方法研究敦煌石窟之先河。50～60年代,主持敦煌文物研究所工作的常书鸿先生,组建了考古组,邀请宿白先生作《敦煌七讲》。60年代以后,敦煌石窟考古工作主要进行了莫高窟南区洞窟窟前遗址的发掘,南区洞窟、崖面建筑遗迹的测绘和记录,莫高窟北区洞窟的清理和发掘等。这些成果和资料,应尽快整理和刊布。

During the 1942 expedition in Northwest China, Shi Zhangru carried out a survey oncave temples at Dunhuang, using archaeological method for the first time. The report waspublished in Taiwan in 1996 under the title of Mogao Cave Temples: Their Shapes andStructures. In the 1950s and 1960s, Chang Shuhong, the director of the Institute for DunhuangStudies, helped to establish an archaeological group,and solicited Professor Su Bai to createhis Seven Lectures on Dunhuang. Archaeological work since the 1960s include excavation of the area outside caves andmeasurement of caves and cliffs in the southern part of the whole precinct,and clearing ofthe caves in the northern part.Research and publication of the materials should be underway as early as possible.