从考古发现再论西藏西部吐蕃时代的对外交通路线

Revisiting the External Communication Routes in Western Xizang of the Tubo Period Based on Archaeological Discoveries

西藏西部是吐蕃时代重要的交通要地。文章基于在西藏阿里地区日土县、噶尔县的考古发现,认为经过史前时代、象雄时代的多年经营,在这个区域也形成了吐蕃通往中亚、南亚和西域的若干重要交通路线。这些路线所构织成的交通路网是高原丝绸之路重要的组成部分,历来为国际学术界所关注。近年在这个地区新的考古发现,有可能使得其中一些过去鲜为人知的交通路线被加以确认,从而从更广阔的视野拓展对于这一问题的认识。因此,这一路网对促进西藏西部地区与祖国内地、西域,以及中亚、南亚的交流往来提供了极大的便利,有重要的历史功绩。

Western Xizang was an important transportation hub during the Tubo period.Based on the archaeological discoveries in Ritu County and Gar County in the mNgav-ris region of Xizang,the article believes that after many years of management in the prehistoric era and the Zhangzhung era,several important transportation routes from Tubo to Central Asia,South Asia and the Western Regions were formed in this area.The transportation network formed by these routes is an important part of the Plateau Silk Road and has always attracted the attention of the international academic community.New archaeological discoveries in this area in recent years may allow some of the previously unknown transportation routes to be confirmed,thereby expanding the understanding of this issue from a broader perspective.Therefore,this road network has greatly facilitated the exchanges between western Xizang and the mainland of the motherland,the Western Regions,Central Asia,and South Asia,and has made important historical contributions.