略论秦文化与北方文化的关系

A Discussion of the Relationship Between the Qin and Northern-zone Cultures

本文收集了中国境内的花格剑与三叉护手剑;并分析了它们的形制、年代以及与欧亚草原的联系;揭示了秦文化在中国北方的花格剑的东西向东传播以及西北文化向西南扩散过程中的传承作用;除了秦文化所处的地理位置以外,更主要的原因是秦文化所具有的西北方文化的特质,才使得秦文化能够接纳这些具有北方文化因素的短剑,并加以改造后传播开来。

The article collects data pertinent to the swords with adorned guard and swords with trident-shaped guard in China. Based upon the information, the author analyzes their typology, chronology, and the connection with the Eurasian Steppe in order to reveal how the Qin culture played its role in the eastward spread of swords with adorned guard and the southward diffusion of swords with trident-shaped guard in western. The paper suggests that not only the Qin＇s geological po- sition but also its inherited features from the Northern Culture contribute to the quick adaption of these bronze swords, which originated from the Northern zone, and the vast spread of these items after some alterations.