香港考古早期发展综述(1928—1976)

An Overview of Early Archaeological Work in Hong Kong

香港地区的考古工作自1920年代诞生到1970年代被纳入政府规管,其早期发展逐渐走向成熟。本文通过对这一阶段的主要考古田野工作和相关理论研究进行梳理,总结香港地区考古学早期发展的规律和特色。早期香港考古的学科边界由模糊到清晰,逐渐走向科学化;理论路径由文化历史主义不断发展;其国际性贯穿始终。学者们自20世纪40年代开始将香港考古材料与粤东及吴越地区考古材料相结合进行研究,自此香港考古被纳入华南考古的大背景中。

From its inception in the 1920s to its incorporation into governmental regulation in the 1970s,archaeological work in the Hong Kong region gradually matured during its early development.This paper reviews the major archaeological fieldwork and publications during this period,summarizing the patterns and characteristics of the early development of archaeology in the Hong Kong region.The disciplinary boundaries of early archaeology in Hong Kong evolved from ambiguity to clarity,progressing towards scientific rigor.The theoretical framework of Hong Kong archaeology followed a trajectory of continuous development of cultural historicism,maintaining its international relevance throughout.Scholars began integrating archaeological materials from Hong Kong with those from the eastern Guangdong and Wu-Yue regions from the 1940s onwards,thereby situating Hong Kong archaeology within the broader context of archaeological research in South China.