东北亚走廊与史前爱斯基摩文化中的中国因素

The Northeast Asia Corridor and the Chinese Factor in Prehistoric Eskimos' Culture

史前爱斯基摩文化中的中国因素于20世纪30年代就已为美国考古学家所发现。根据中国20世纪80年代以后的考古发现与研究资料,认为旧白令海爱斯基摩文化中的中国因素更可能来自长江下游的史前文化而非美国学者提到的商周文化。然而,与旧白令海同时代的爱斯基摩分支——依皮尤塔克文化中的中国因素则可能受到商周以后中国文明因素的影响。以上数据说明在长达数千年的历史时期,文化因子从西向东的影响是依靠连接中国与白令海峡地区的东北亚走廊而实现的。

In the1930s, American archaeologists discovered Chinese factors in Prehistoric Eskimos Culture. According to archaeological discoveries and research data since 1980s, it is more possible that Chi- nese factors in prehistoric Eskimos Culture in the Old Bering Sea come from the prehistoric culture of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River rather than from Shang and Zhou Culture that was referred to by Amer- ican scholars. Meanwhile, Chinese factors in Ipiutak Culture-one of the two branches of the prehistoric Es- kimos Culture and contemporary to the Old Bering Sea-might have been affected by Chinese civilization since Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The above data shows that in the history of thousands of years, the influence of cultural factors from West to East was exerted through the Northeast Asia Corridor connecting the Bering Sea and China.