香港马湾岛东湾仔北遗址的分期及相关问题

A Study on Periodization and Related Issues of Dongwanzaibei Site in Mawan Island,Hongkong

东湾仔北遗址是香港回归后首次发掘的遗址,出土了丰富的遗迹遗物,特别是发现了一批保存有人骨的墓葬,很受瞩目。本文在前人研究的基础上,探讨了该遗址的分期、年代、文化特征和墓葬的特点等。将遗址原第二、三期遗存分为两期,大约为商代中晚期。将墓葬分为三个群组,各群组的随葬品各有特色,可能与所从事的生业有关。墓主人的社会地位均不高,但随葬品已出现一定的差别,说明贫富分化已现端倪。

This paper analyzes the periodization, time, cultural and tomb＇s characteristic of the Dongwanzaibei site of the Mawan Island. Here the author argues that the remains of Phase Ⅰ and Phase Ⅱ, which flourished between middle-to-late Shang Dynasty, should be re-divided into two periods. The tombs include three groups, and the burial goods of each group are different from one other, probably owing to their different means of livelihood. Although the tombs do not reflect individuals of high social status, the burial goods are comparatively distinct, indicating that the polarization between the rich and the poor had emerged.