中商文化和考古学商史编年的新视野——畏友唐际根教授《考古与文化遗产论集》一书述评

A New View of Mid-shang Dynasty Culture and Annalistic History of Archaeology——A Review of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage by Professor Tang Ji-gen

本文针对新出版的唐际根教授的《考古与文化遗产论集》一书在考古学取得的主要成就,进行了评述,特别肯定了作者中商文化概念的提出,以及考古学商史编年的新体系在商代考古和历史研究上的意义及其学术贡献。该书中对欧美现代考古学理论的介绍、对中国历史学界中证史传统的批评都有很高的借鉴价值和学术启迪。

This essay tries to review the main achievements of the new edition of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage by Professor Tang Ji-gen.The author gives approvement to the concept of Mid-shang dynasty culture and the implication of the new system of annalistic history of archaeology to historical research of Shang dynasty.The introduction of the theory of modern archaeology in Europe and America and the traditional criticism of Chinese historics can be used for reference and inspire future research.