藁城台西商代遗址F14制盐用途新论

A new interpretation of the function of the house no. F14 at the Shang-Dynasty site of Taixi in Gaocheng

本文认为藁城台西商代遗址F14与制盐关系紧密。采用同种属当代样本所做的复核实验显示台西遗址出土植物种仁可用于制盐的关键工序。借助地质学信息并利用GPS系统所制地图显示,该地区具备制盐的物质条件。两眼大口浅井和灰坑H132分别符合盐井和卤池的结构特征。多方面证据显示台西遗址F14可能是一处采用比川渝和山东地区史前制盐技术更为原始的无灶加热模式制盐的遗存。台西遗址可能是商代中原内陆地带的制盐遗址。

This paper argues that the house no.F14 at the Taixi Shang-Dynasty site in Gaocheng is closely related to salt production.A re-examination experiment using contemporary samples of the same species demonstrates that the plant seeds unearthed from the Taixi site can be used in key steps in salt production.Geological information and GPS-based mapping show that the region possesses the necessary material conditions for salt production.Two large-mouthed shallow wells and pit no.H132 correspond to the structural characteristics of salt wells and brine pits respectively.The house no.F14 at Taixi may represent a more primitive form of salt production using a stoveless heating method than the prehistoric salt production technologies found in Sichuan,Chongqing and Shandong regions.The Taixi site may be a salt production site in the inland Central Plains region during the Shang Dynasty.