“最初的中国”之考古学认定

The Archaeological Confirmation of the “Primitive China”

一、'中国'和'最初的中国''中国'名称之初现,在考古资料方面,有西周初年的'何尊'铭文:'余其宅兹中国,自之薛民'[1];在文献方面,有《尚书·梓材》:'皇天既付中国民越厥土于先王',《诗经·大雅·民劳》:'惠此中国,以绥四方'。在其语境里,'中国'均指以河洛汇聚之地为中心的中原地区,

The ＂Primitive China＂ refers to the earliest embryonic form of our unified multi-ethnic state emerged in the fourth millennium BC. Through the archaeological confirmations to the development of the cultures, the common archaeological properties and the relationships with the China in the historic ages, this paper draws the outline of the ＂Primitive China＂ with the structure of ＂pluralistic integration＂ .