江苏淮安板闸遗址发掘简报

The Excavation of the Banzha Site in Huai'an, Jiangsu

板闸遗址位于江苏省淮安市生态新城翔宇大道、枚皋路和里运河交汇的三角地带,因此地原为淮安区淮城镇板闸村,故名为板闸遗址。2015、2016年,淮安市博物馆对遗址进行了两次抢救性发掘,发掘总面积约5500平方米。遗迹有水闸、古河道及包括房址、排水沟、道路等在内的建筑基址,出土器物以瓷器、金属器为主。结合文献资料与出土器物分析,水闸年代上限为明永乐十五年(1417年),下限应在明代晚期,而遗址整体年代应为明清时期。板闸遗址的发掘为研究古代水利交通、河道治理、漕粮运转、盐榷税收史等提供了重要资料。

The Banzha Site is located at the triangular zone in the Huai’an Ecological New City among the Xiangyu Boulevard,Mei Gao Road and Li Canal.Because this place was originally the Banzha Village of Huaicheng Town,this site was named after the village.In November 2015 through February 2016 and April through September 2016,Huai’an Museum conducted two terms of rescue excavation to this site,which uncovered areas of about 5500 sq m in total.The features recovered in the excavation included sluices,ancient canal courses,and architectural remains such as house foundations,drainage ditches,paths,etc.Rich artifacts were unearthed in the excavation,most of which were porcelain wares and metal objects.Referring to the historical textual materials and unearthed artifacts,the terminus post quem of the sluice was confirmed as the fifteenth year of Yongle reign period(1417)of the Ming Dynasty and its terminus ante quem would be in the late Ming Dynasty,while the date of the entire site would be in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The excavation of the Banzha Site provided important materials for the studies on the hydraulic engineering and water transportation,river course management,running of the water transportation of grains,the history of the monopoly and tax-levying of salt in ancient times,etc.