中国特色考古学的主要内容

Main Objectives of Archaeology with Chinese Characteristics

2020年9月28日,十九届中央政治局专门以考古为主题举行集体学习,习近平总书记在主持学习时发表重要讲话,强调要努力建设中国特色、中国风格、中国气派的考古学,更好认识源远流长博大精深的中华文明[1]。回望百年中国考古学史,虽然中国近现代考古学是从西方引入的,并且大部分时间内都和西方有着密切交流,但中国考古学确有一定的独特之处,并取得了举世瞩目的成就[2]。

Through a century of concerted effort,we have taken initial steps in establishing a field of archaeology with Chinese characteristics,a distinct Chinese style,and Chinese gravitas.The main objectives are three-fold:first,Chinese archaeology is first and foremost historically-oriented archaeology.Second,revealing the developmental trajectory of Chinese civilization through analyses of the genealogical relationships amongst archaeological cultures is ultimately the foundation of Chinese archaeological research.Third,Marxism has consistently been the fundamental guiding principle for archaeological research since 1949.Continuing to construct an archaeology with Chinese characteristics,a distinct Chinese style,and Chinese gravitas so as to cultivate a better understanding of Chinese civilization is still the major agenda for Chinese archaeology in the long term.