古代锡矿今何在——关于我国古代文明史上一大疑案的探讨

WHERE IS THE ANCIENT TIN ORE MINED FROM EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION ON THE DISPUTED CASE ABOUT THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATION HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY

中原地区是我国古代青铜冶炼中心,却未见一处锡矿产地,当时炼锡原料从何而来,迄今仍为一大疑案。多数学者偏向源于华南,现知这里锡资源丰富,自然易圆其说,但也有认为就地取材于中原的,只是现今没有见到它的产地。笔者从锡矿的找矿前提分析,亦认为不能排除中原地区古时开采过,今后还找得到锡矿的可能性。

Central plains were the bronze metallurgical centre of ancient China,but until now, no tin deposit being found there. Where was the raw tin material from then? This is still a disputed case up to now. Most of the scholars tend to consider that it came from South China, where it is known to be rich in tin resource of course, it is easy to make the statement consistent. But there is still opinion, that the material was obtained on the spot in Central Plains, however its producing areas have not been found yet. Viewed from the prerequisite for tin ore hunting, the author considers that the possibility can not be excluded that tin ore had been mined from Central Plains in ancient time and tin deposits may be found there later.