论台湾高山地区的史前聚落——以曲冰遗址为例

On the Prehistoric Settlement Sites of Taiwan Alpine Areas : A Case Study of Qubing Site

台湾的史前遗址多达二千三百余处,普遍分布在各大小溪河流域中,并且多顺着河流延伸入高山地区。遗址的面积大多有数公顷,甚具规模,显然多是族群的聚落。关于台湾先民深入高山的原因,学者们常有不同的看法。或说是因族群成长,人口产生压力;或说某些族群因逃避某种疾病(如疟疾)。先民们之所以选择较高的山地,原因有四:一、迁入移民优先找寻适合于他们生活的生态环境;二、族群社会结构的生态取向;三、回避"瘴疠之气";四、族群繁衍的扩张。

There are more than 2,300 pieces of Prehistoric sites in Taiwan, most of them are located in the creek and river valleys and stretched into the alpine areas. The sites, with a scale of several hectares, are ethnic settlement sites. Scholars haven＇t reached an agreement yet on the reason why ancestors of Taiwan moved into the alpine areas. Some think it＇s due to the pressure of growing population, while others believe that to escape from some diseases is the main motivation. My opinion is based on four reasons： first, migrants always tried to seek the adaptable environment they had used to; second, ecology-oriented determination of the social structure of ethnic groups; third, to flee from the miasma; finally, the expansion of the population.