西藏阿里地区古代岩画调查

The Survey of Ancient Rock Art in the Ali Region of Xizang

2004年以来至今,陕西省考古研究院等单位联合对西藏阿里地区进行了考古调查,在阿里地区发现了大量的岩画地点,其中包括改则县康巴热久岩画、札达县卡孜岩画、革吉县路布堆岩画、革吉县阿果岩画、日土县洛布措环湖岩画等地点。其中以洛布措环湖遗址发现的岩画数量最多,以牦牛图像和人物图像最具特色。阿里地区岩画题材以动物、人物为主,还有塔形、藏文、太阳、几何图案等,制作方法以敲凿法为主,表现形式可分为剪影式、轮廓式两大类。岩画时代延续时间长,至迟在公元前2千纪已经出现,延续到佛教后弘期。

From 2002 onwards,the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology has carried out archaeological investigations in the Ali region of Xizang in conjunction with the local.where a large number of rock arts have been found,these include the Kangbarejiu site in Gaze County,the Kazi rock arts in Zanda County,the Lubu rock arts in Gaji County,the Argo rock arts in Ge’Gyai County,and the Lobucuo rock arts around the lake in Ritu County.The Lobucuo Lake site has the most and also the largest paintings.This site is characterised by the presence of yak and figure images.The subjects of rock arts in Ali area are mainly animals and figures,although pagodas,Xizang inscriptions,the sun and geometric patterns,etc.also feature.These figures are usually carved into the cliffs using a chisel.These carvings take two forms:silhouette and outline.The tradition of rock art carving continued for a prolonged period,from at least c.2000 BCE until the second propagation of Buddhism in c.1000 CE.