上古·魅力无穷在考古——漫步地震五千年(2)

Upper ancient:Seismic archaeological study of ancient events

《竹书纪年》记载了大禹建夏以前的地震活动和气候变化,考古研究证实了公元前21世纪和17世纪两次上古地震的真实性,还揭示了北半球“小冰期”对全球生态文明的重大影响。介绍了黄河中下游地区的地震活动特点,以及对黄河溃决的影响。大禹治水的真实性研究在深入,更加重视到地震原因。结合近年间青铜器遂公盨的重大发现,作者从地震堰塞坝和太行山前断裂上探讨了大禹治水的可能机制。最后,简介了近年间在地震考古方面的一些进展。

As the only precious written records in the world,the Bamboo Book of Chronicles and other historical literatures recorded earthquakes and climate change before Dayu established the Xia Dynasty.Archaeological studies have confirmed the authenticity of two earthquakes occurred in 21th BC and 17th BC,and also revealed the significant impact of the northern hemisphere’s“Little Ice Age”on global ecological civilization.This paper introduces the characteristics of seismic activity in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River,and their impacts on the outburst of Yellow River.The study of the authenticity of Dayu’s water control is deepening,with more emphasis being placed on the causes of earthquakes.Taking into account the significant discovery of an ancient bronze artifacts,Suigong Xu,the author explore the possible mechanisms of Dayu ruling water in terms of seismic weirs and pre-Taihangshan ruptures.Some of the advances in seismic archaeology in recent years are described briefly.