中国早期铜器的起源

The Origination of Metallurgy in China in Perspective of Eurasia

本文通过对中国周边的中亚地区的三个早期铜器发展序列的分析,了解到亚洲地区早期铜器的一般发展规律以及本地发展与外来传入的区别;并收集了欧亚草原早期金属器的相关地区的资料,明确了这些铜器的年代;最后以此为基础审视中国最早并且集中的齐家文化金属器,对这些金属器可能的发展阶段以及来源做出有根据的推测。论文根据金属器的形态研究认为,中国早期金属器在形态方面很多都是外来的,但是没有解决中国金属器的制作能力是否也是外来的,这有待考古与冶金史更好的结合。

Through analysis of the three sequences of early bronze in Central Asia,this paper summed up the development patterns of early bronze in Asia and the distinction between local origin and foreign influence. Early Metalwork from other areas in Eurasian steppes is also explored. On the basis of these,this paper focuses on the earliest metalwork in China from Qijia Culture,its development stages and origins. From the shapes of the metalwork this paper maintains that early metalwork of China is mainly foreign origin. However,it does not mean that the capability for China to make metalwork in early times was from other areas.