鄂西峡江地区朝天嘴文化研究

Researches on Chaotianzui Culture in the Three Gorges Region of the Western Hubei Province

分布于鄂西峡江地区夏商时期的朝天嘴文化,是一支独立的考古学文化。其年代上限或可到二里头文化第三期左右,下限可能在殷墟第二期左右。文化因素分析的结果显示朝天嘴文化是在三星堆文化的强烈冲击下,融合了大量土著文化因素而形成的。在形成与发展过程中还吸收了江汉地区、渝东地区及中原地区的少量文化因素。

Based on the systematic collections of the published data, this paper redefined Chaotianzui Culture as an independent archaeological culture distributed in the Three Gorges area in western Hubei Province. According to some analyses on the typical sites, this paper divided the Chaotianzui Cul- ture into four phases, and discussed its temporal range as corresponding to Phase IlI of Erlitou Culture through PhaseⅡ of Yinxu Period. By the cultural element analysis, this paper concluded that the Chaotianzui Culture had been formed mainly on the basis of assimilating the cultural elements of Sanxingdui Culture and the native cultures. At the same time, the Chaotianzui Culture also assimilated some elements from the cultures in the Yangtze and Han River Valleys, the eastern region of Chongqing Municipality and the Central Plains.