试论郑州地区的筒腹鬲

Tub-Shaped Li Found in Zhengzhou

筒腹鬲是分布于燕山南北的夏家店下层文化遗址和墓葬中发现较为普遍和出土数量较多的一种器物,是夏家店下层文化最具代表性的典型器之一。中原的郑州地区也发现有夏家店下层文化的这种典型器物。郑州地区的筒腹鬲最早出现在夏代晚期,在商代数量有所增多,尤为重要的是发现有青铜筒腹鬲。从考古发现来看,中原地区的夏商文化与分布于燕山南北的夏家店下层文化通过太行山东、西两麓有着密切的文化互动。郑州地区发现的夏家店下层文化筒腹鬲,是伴随着先商文化在太行山东麓的南进而出现的。商文化中包括筒腹鬲、彩绘纹样和占卜技术等均受到了夏家店下层文化的强烈影响。正是由于夏家店下层文化对先商文化和商文化的深远影响,使得其不仅成为中华文化的有机组成部分,也伴随着商文化的强盛而发展成为对中国文化具有深远影响的一支考古学文化。

One of the typical vessels of the Lower Xiajiadian culture, tub-shaped li are commonly discovered at sites and graves north and south of the Yan Mountains. In Zhengzhou, such vessels can also be found, the earliest dating to the late Xia. Most of them, especially bronze ones, date to the Shang dynasty. Archaeological discoveries show that there were cultural interactions between the Xia and Shang cultures in the Central Plains and the Lower Xiajiadian culture around the Yan Mountains through the east and west Taihang Mountains. The emergence of tub-shaped li in Zhengzhou was coincided by the southward spreading of the pre-Shang culture along the east Taihang. The Shang culture, including tub- shaped li, painted patterns and divination, was strongly influenced by the Lower Xiajiadian culture. Therefore, the Lower Xiajiadian culture is an integral part of the Chinese culture and a far-reaching archaeological culture.