人造生态位空缺在稻作文明起源中的关键作用

The Key Role Played by the Vacancy of Artificial Ecological Niche in the Origin of Rice-Farming Culture

中国和日本都是稻作文化大国,中日两国学人很自然地对稻作文化的起源具有浓厚的兴趣,并取得了令人瞩目的研究成果。不过,时至今日,不仅中日两国学人对稻作文化的起源认识互有区别,就连日本学人也经常为此争论不休,迄今,尚未得出定论。综合分析比较争论的焦点之后,总可以发现大家对人造空缺生态位的认识。疏于关注,以至于为此提出的各种假说总不免顾此失彼,如果能针对当代发现的古代稻作遗址利用好考古发掘资料,注意到人造空缺生态位的可能性,那么贴近稻作文化起源事实的结论就可望获得来自考古资料的验证,并将这一研究课题引向深入。

China and Japan are both great nations with abundant rice- farming culture. Naturally,Chinese and Japanese scholars are greatly interested in its origin of the rice- farming culture,and they have made remarkable research achievements in the field. However,different conceptions of the origin exist between Chinese and Japanese scholars. Moreover,no conclusion has been made even among Japanese scholars regarding the field. Comprehensive analyses of the various arguments lead to the conclusion that the scholars all have a common conception on the vacancy of artificial ecological niche. However,all kinds of proposed hypotheses are not conclusive due to negligence of research. If the archaeological materials unearthed at ancient rice- farming sites could be used and attentions are paid to the possibility of the vacancy of artificial ecological niche,conclusions on the fact of the origin might be verified by archaeological materials,leading to an in- depth research.