人类学考察:寻找巴人“赤、黑二穴”

An Anthropological Perspective: Searching for Ba People's "Two Caves of Red and Black"

廪君巴人的发源地"赤、黑二穴"在哪里,是巴文化研究的重要课题。从2004年9月开始,笔者在湖北省长阳土家族自治县进行了多次田野调查,结合历史文献的记载与考古报告,获取得重大发现:赤、黑二穴在长阳县西部的柳山,清江岸边、柳山南麓的榨洞是赤穴,招徕河边、柳山东北麓的虎洞是黑穴。

The locality of Linjun Ba people＇s originating place ＂two caves of red and black＂ remains an important subject in Ba culture studies. In accordance with records of historical documents and archeological reports and many field investigations, the author has made a major discovey that the two caves of red and black are located in Liushan in the west part of Changyang county. The red cave which is Zha cave is situated at the south foot of Liushan on the bank of Qingjiang river;the black cave which is the Tiger cave is located at the northeast foot of Liushan on Zhaolai river bank.