上海考古的世纪回顾与展望

Shanghai Archaeology in Retrospect and Prospect at the Turn of the Century

上海的考古工作开始于20世纪30年代,1958年以后全面开展并逐渐深入,其发展大致分两个阶段:20世纪80年代之前是开创、发展阶段,80年代之后是围绕课题开展工作的新阶段。今后上海考古的工作重点是加强理论、方法和技术的探索和运用,构筑考古人才高地,继续围绕重点课题开展工作。

Archaeological work in Shanghai began in the 1930s and has developed in an all-round way and gradually deepened since 1958. The course can be roughly divided into two stages: the stage of initiation and advancement and that of research around certain subjects, with the year of 1980 as an approximate demarcation. There are six major discoveries and academic advances in Shanghai archaeology: (1) The establishment of a chronological frame and a cultural sequence. (2) The excavation of the Fuquanshan site and the study of the Liangzhu civilization course. (3) The excavation and multidisci-plinary synthetic study of the Maqiao site. (4) The discovery of the Guangfulin remains. (5) Major discoveries and studies of the Warring States period to the Ming Dynasty. (6) Researches on the course of formation of the Shanghai landmass and the change of its coastline. In the future, Shanghai archaeology should give priority to the strengthening of theoretical, methodological and technical research and application, the construction of the height of qualified archaeologists and the further development of studies aiming at key subjects.