略论郑州商城外郭城墙的走向与年代

On the Layout and Date of the Outer Wall of the Zhengzhou Shang City Site

郑州商城外郭城始建于二里岗下层早段。外郭城墙的走向是围绕内城依照地势而设计的,郭城墙是从东部凤凰台高地开始,将南部的二里岗、老坟岗等丘陵高地连在一起而修建的。在郭城的西面和东面都有湖泊作为天然屏障。虽然目前在郭城西北部、北部没有发现城墙,但内城北城墙外二里岗二期文化层及大量遗迹的发现,无不表明郭城的西部、北部都存在一定的天然或人为的防卫措施。

The outer wall of the Zhengzhou Shang City site was established at the early stage of the lower Erligang culture. The layout of the outer wall was according to the natural landscape around the inner wall. It started at the Fenghuangtai highland in the east, which connected with the hilly terrains of Erligang and Laofengang in the south. And there were lakes to its west and east, as natural barriers. Although no wall has come to light to its northwest and north, abundant remains have been discovered outside the northern inner wall, which suggest the existence of protective facilities in the west and the north.