考古发现与民俗学研究二三事

On Archaeological Discovery and Folklore

考古发现的新资料之于许多学科研究的重要性已久为人们重视，对民俗学的研究也是如此。该文以梁祝故事、承负与重丧、乌鸦的传说为例证，论述和探讨考古发现与民俗学研究的关系问题。认为出土的明代梁祝故事的石刻可以弥补以往研究资料的不足，现代社会仍然存在的重丧禁忌可以追溯到东汉时期，文献中极为丰富的乌鸦故事及其嬗变则可以与考古发现的相关材料互为补充。还指出利用考古材料研究古代民俗，可以说有许多工作可做。

It is well known that archaeological discoveries are very important to the research of many dis- ciplines, including folklore. The present article renders examples to support this point, among which is the unearthed carved stone describing the love story of Liang Shanbai and Zhu Yingtai (the Butterfly Lovers) in the Ming Dynasty. Some taboos in funeral, which still exist in modern society, can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. There is a lot of work to do in the research of ancient folk-customs by the applicaion of archaeological findings.