中国考古学史三阶段论说

On the three Stage of the Academic History of Chinese Archaeology

本文在对比分析相关学者关于考古学概念定义的基础上,梳理出学界将"实物"作为考古学本质特征的共识。通过对1921年前后,学界将金石学作为考古学组成部分的共识,分析从金石学到考古学发展的内在基因,得出了古代遗存即"实物"的研究没有发生根本变化的结论。进而提出中国考古学史是由传统考古学、近代考古学与现代考古学三个阶段组成的观点。

Based on a comparative study of different definitions of archaeology, the author points out that it is widely acknowledged that the actual material should be the core of archaeology. In 1921 or so, epigraphy was regarded as integrative to archaeology. Though epigraphy developed into archaeology, the nature remained the same. Therefore, the author proposes that Chinese archaeology consists of three stages, namely traditional archaeology, modern archaeology and contemporary archaeology.