中国史前陶器专业化生产的几点思考

On the Standardization of Pottery Production in prehistoric China

陶器和其残片是考古发掘中最丰富的遗物,陶器研究也是考古学研究的主要内容之一。陶器生产专业化与社会同步发展,是陶器研究的重要方面。通过对本期集中发表的与陶器研究相关论文和简报的评述,本文提出,要真正超越对制陶技术的复原,达到透物见人、透物见社会发展的目的,需要更多自然科学技术手段的应用,需要更深思熟虑的田野工作,也需要更加“以人为本”、关注工匠个体特征的民族考古调查和实验考古实践。

Ceramic wares and sherds are the most abundant discoveries from archaeological excavations,while ceramic analysis makes a significant part of archaeological research. Pottery production standardization is correlated with social development. To reveal social dynamics, the author, based on a summery of previous pottery studies, points out that ceramic research should incorporate more scientific methods and well-designed fieldwork. Moreover, the research should be more socially oriented, by paying attention to ethnographic archaeology and laboratory practices.