马家窑文化出土绿松石器的探析

The Turquoise Objects of Majiayao Culture

马家窑文化是黄河上游地区一支重要的史前考古学文化,绿松石器是马家窑文化出土的重要文化遗物之一。马家窑文化出土的绿松石器主要包括管、珠、片等三型,在马家窑文化的不同时期,流行的绿松石器型式也有所差异。大量的绿松石器主要用于装饰、葬玉和镶嵌于其他器物之上,使用领域相对较少。根据绿松石的特性和功用,马家窑文化发掘出的绿松石器制作工艺包括切割、打磨、钻孔和镶嵌。马家窑文化出土的绿松石器的原料主要来源于本地,即马家窑文化分布区,但也不排除少量由其他地区传播而来。

Majiayao Culture is one of the most important prehistoric archaeological cultures in the upper YellowRiver. Academic circles generally accepted that turquoise objects are important cultural relics unearthed in theMajiayao Culture sites. Turquoise objects have three types,including tubes,beads and pieces. And the functions ofturquoise objects are decoration, mosaic and burying. At the same time,the craftsmanship of turquoise objectsincludes cutting,polishing,drilling and embedding.The study has shown that the raw material of the Majiayao Cultureturquoise objects comes from the distribution area of Majiayao Culture,also some turquoise objects are from otherareas.