浙川下王岗遗址史前墓葬陶钵覆面现象分析

Analysis on the Phenomenon of Tomb Occupants'Faces Being Covered with Earthen Bowls in Prehistoric Tombs Discovered at Xiawanggang Site,Xichuan

浙川下王岗遗址史前社会的墓葬中存在陶钵覆面现象。该文分析浙川下王岗遗址史前陶钵覆面葬的年代、葬式及随葬品等墓葬情况,认为陶钵覆面现象应当是一个家族群体因为某种观念所特意选择陶钵覆盖在死者面部所造成的,它与墓主人的性别、社会地位等无关系。通过与国内其他地区目前发现的陶钵覆面墓葬对比,目前浙川下王岗史前墓葬陶钵覆面现象与长江流域及相邻地区的红陶钵覆面葬葬俗没有直接的关联,但与浙川马岭遗址黑陶钵覆面葬可能有一定的关系。

Inside prehistoric tombs discovered at Xiawanggang Site in Xichuan,the tomb occupants'faces are found covered with earthen bowls.In this article,there is an analysis on prehistoric tombs discovered at Xiawanggang Site in Xichuan,in which the tomb occupants'faces are found covered with earthen bowls,such as the tombs'age,styles of burials,burial accessories and other relevant issues.It is believed that the fact that tomb occupants were buried with their faces covered with earthen bowls was the result of a family group deliberately choosing to cover the faces of the deceased because of certain beliefs,and it had nothing to do with the tomb occupants'gender or social status.In the comparison of tombs containing occupants'faces covered with earthen bowls discovered at Xiawanggang Site in Xichuan and those found in other areas in China,the phenomenon of tomb occupants'faces being covered with earthen bowls in prehistoric tombs excavated at Xiawanggang Site in Xichuan has no direct link to the burial rite of covering the tomb occupants'faces with red earthen bowls in the Yangtze River basin and adjacent areas,but may be related to the burial rite of covering the tomb occupants'faces with black earthen bowls that have been observed at Maling Site in Xichuan.