稷山郭家枣园遗址东周时期圆陶片用途浅析

Analysis of the Function of Round Pottery Sheets Excavated from Guojiazaoyuan Site in Eastern Zhou Dynasty

山西稷山郭家枣园遗址出土东周时期圆陶片近百件。通过对圆陶片形制、大小、陶质、工艺四个方面的量化统计分析,认为该遗址东周时期圆陶片均是用日常生活类陶器残片打制或磨制而成,主要选用泥质类陶片,其次是夹细砂陶片。以中、小型圆陶片为主,少量大型圆陶片。圆陶片周缘立面较直,基本不见刃部锋利的,且多数周缘有磨损迹象。结合已有发现,推测该类圆陶片基本不再具有收割谷物的功能,更可能当做滚动或“踢房”玩具。部分圆陶片可能还当做器盖、器物底部垫具或者纺轮的半成品。

There were nearly 100 pieces of Eastern Zhou round pottery sheets in Guojiazaoyuan site,Jishan county,Shanxi province.The quantitative analysis of the shape,size,texture and technology of the round pottery sheets suggests that these round pottery sheets were made by the fragments of daily pottery,mainly with clay-pottery,followed by fine sand pottery.There were lots of small and median round pottery sheets,a small amount of the large size.The circumference of the round pottery sheets were nearly straight,and the edge was not sharp which showed signs of wear.Combined with the existing findings,it is speculated that the Eastern Zhou round pottery sheets basically no longer has the function of harvesting grain,and is more likely to be used as a rolling or kicking toy.Part of them may also be used as a cover,bottom pad,or the semi-finished product of spindle-whorl.