青海民和喇家新石器时代遗址2018年Ⅴ2区发掘简报

The 2018 Excavation of the Ⅴ2 Area at Lajia Neolithic Site in Minhe, Qinghai

一概况喇家遗址位于青海省东部官亭盆地,地处青藏高原与黄土高原的过渡地带。遗址南临黄河,分布在黄河北岸的二级阶地上,坐落于民和回族土族自治县官亭镇喇家村(图一)。喇家遗址中心位置地理坐标为北纬35°51′15",东经102°49′40",遗址面积67.7万平方米,海拔约1800米。

To cooperate with the construction of the Lajia National Archaeological Park, in 2018, the Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, along with the School of Archaeology and Museology of Sichuan University and others, carried out a rescue excavation of 40 sq. m. at the Ⅴ2 Area, where uncovered two house foundations and one ash pit of the Qijia Culture. Some typical Qijia artifacts were found in the house foundation F67, including potteries such as the granary-shaped object,double-handled jar with high neck, jar with everted rim, jar with deep belly, single-handled jar, zunvessel, single-handled cup, and cover, as well as the jade chisel, stone axe, cattle scapula, etc. The shape of the granary-shaped object is unique and rare. According to unearthed artifacts, the house foundations and ash pit were dated to about 1,900 BC. The excavation filled the gap in the archaeological work in the central area of the Lajia Site and provided valuable materials for studying the space utilization of houses and the artifact assemblage of the Qijia Culture.