江苏扬州市宋宝祐城西城门外挡水坝遗迹的发掘

The Excavation of the Water-retaining Dam outside the Western Gate of Baoyou City of the Song Dynasty in Yangzhou,Jiangsu

2013年11月至2014年3月,考古工作者在扬州宋宝祐城西城门西侧清理出了挡水坝遗迹,出土了宋至明代的砖瓦、陶瓷器、钱币、漆木器等遗物。发掘表明,扬州蜀岗古代城址正对西城门处的城壕收窄,挡水坝始建于南宋晚期,是宝祜城西城门外兼具挡水和城防功能的水利城防设施。

In November 2013 through March 2014, the water-retaining dam to the west of the western gate of Baoyou City of the Song Dynasty in Yangzhou was excavated, from which the bricks, tiles, ceramics, coins and lacquered wooden objects of the Song through Ming Dynasties were unearthed. The preliminary discoveries showed that the section of the moat of the ancient city on the Shu Ridge directly aligned with the ancient city＇s western gate became narrower than other places; the water-retaining dam began to be built in the late Southern Song Dynasty and played double role of flood-retaining and military defending outside the western gate of Baoyou City.