武汉市盘龙城遗址水下勘探及试掘简报

A Preliminary Report on the Underwater Exploration and Test Excavation of the Panlongcheng Archaeological Site, Wuhan

2016年11月至2017年3月,武汉大学历史学院等单位运用多学科技术手段对盘龙城遗址的盘龙湖和破口湖区域开展了水下地形测绘、考古勘探及试掘工作,以探明当代湖泊中古代遗存的分布情况。本次工作中,借助单波束测深仪测绘完成了盘龙湖地形图,借助水上平台勘探了盘龙湖水下区域,同时利用枯水期对破口湖湖底进行了考古试掘。通过水下勘探和湖底试掘,在海拔高程低至18.05~17.5米的湖盆内发现了商文化时期遗存,表明盘龙城遗址的环境特别是水环境经历了较大变迁。

Between November of 2016 and March of 2017,archaeologists from the History School of Wuhan University and associated partner institutions undertook underwater survey,archaeological survey,and archaeological test excavation in the area of Pokouhu and Panlonghu at the Panlongcheng archaeological site in order to determine the organization of archaeological remains located in the moderm lake bed.Using multibeam bathymetry,we completed a diagram of the lake bed;using floating platforms,we conducted survey of the lake floor.Additionally,during the winter low-tide period,we conducted test excavation on the lake floor.We discovered Shang period anthropogenic remains at a depth of 18.05-17.5meters below sea-level,which reveals that over the years,the boundaries of the extent of Panlongcheng activity changed a lot,particularly in relation to the location of bodies of water.