罗布泊地区小河流域的考古调查

The Archaeological Investigation in Xiaohe Valley,Lop Nor

在塔里木盆地东端,库鲁克塔格山脉、阿尔金山与罗布泊干湖床之间,有一片面积辽阔的塔里木河—孔雀河三角洲,卫星图像显示,有许多古河道由三角洲北缘呈放射状向东和东南方向展布。小河,就是其中的一条。小河河道由孔雀河下游河道向南分出,

An archaeological research of Xiaohe Cemetery was carried out by Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology between 2002 and 2007.Seven graveyards,five remains and seven sites were discovered.The graves all belong to Han and Jin.According to the items excavated from the remains and sites,they can be divided into two parts,the earlier and the later. The earlier part belongs to prehistory;however the later mostly belongs to Han and Jin.The discovery of the prehistoric remains from Xiaohe Valley proves that there was a nice ecological environment and wide range of tribe activities in Xiaohe Valley from the beginning to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC.The graves and the remains discovered this time are basically located along the valley of Xiaohe River and extended to the north and the south.This,in fact, shows a south - north road crossed with the famous Lou Lan Road in the north of Lop Nor.We can have a clearer picture of the ancient traffic condition in Lop Nor from that.