旧石器考古发掘方法再思考

The Reconsideration of the Excavation Methods of the Paleolithic Archaeology

按水平层发掘是国内外旧石器考古发掘的传统方法。在我国,这一传统方法因为后岗三叠层的发现而受到了挑战,但是新的按自然层的发掘方法无法取而代之。旧石器考古发掘中,按水平层和按自然层发掘的方法应该互相借鉴,发掘方法的差异主要取决于堆积的特点、堆积的时间尺度、埋藏性质和研究目标等因素。

Uncovering the remains by horizontal layers is the traditional excavation method of the Paleolithic archaeology both at home and in abroad. In China, this method is challenged by the discovery of the ＂Three Strata＂ at the Hougang Site in Anyang, but it still cannot be replaced by the new excavation method of uncovering the remains by their natural layers. In the excavation of the Paleolithic sites, the methods of uncovering by horizontal layers and by natural layers ought to refer to each other depending on the features and the temporal span of the deposits, the burial nature, the research objectives, etc.