敦煌曲辕犁新考

New investigation to an improved plough with an incurved shafts in Dunhuang Art

莫高窟第445窟中的曲辕犁在中国农业科技发展史中有着里程碑式的意义,但是对其真实性和昙花一现的原因一直存在着争议,这使得敦煌曲辕犁的学术价值受到影响。本文在实地调查的基础上,结合考古、文献资料,论证了敦煌曲辕犁的真实性,并探讨了它昙花一现的原因。

The figurative of an improved plough with an incurved shafts as a tool of production in Cave 445 at Mogao Grottoes have marked a milepost significance for the history of agricultural science and technology of China. But doubt about true or not has always been existing in the academic circle that cause negative influence to true value of an incurved shafts of a plough. This article will discuss the true existing of a incurved shafts of a plough and lays out the reason of why the farmer - tool did not existing for a while by a in - situ investigation and textual research on archaeological findings and relative history record.