略论查海遗址居室墓

Analysis on Indoor Burials of Chahai Site

查海遗址[1]位于辽宁省阜新蒙古族自治县沙拉乡查海村西南,是辽西地区一处重要的新石器时代遗址。自1982年阜新市文物工作者在西辽河流域进行文物普查时发现该遗址后,在1986年至1994年期间,辽宁省文物考古研究所对查海遗址进行过7次不同规模的发掘,揭露面积共计7300平方米,发现了前仰韶时代的房址、墓葬、窖穴、壕沟等遗迹现象,并在新近出版的《查海——新石器时代聚落遗址发掘报告》（上、中、下）[2]

This article discusses the cultural attributes and periodical division of indoor burials of Chahai site from the aspects of burials’ shape, grave goods, location and owners’ age distribution, and the result shows that the development of these burials could be divided into two stages:Nantaizi culture and Xinglongwa culture. Based on ethnological data, brief analysis of the nature and forming reason suggests that the burials are related to religious worship during the former stage, however, during Xinglongwa culture, most children were buried indoor because of family bond.