中国考古学中遗物编号方法的演变及原因

The Changes and Reasons of Methods of Relic Number in Chinese Archaeology

中国考古学诞生后,遗物的编号方法有过很大变化。1921-1948年的编号方法非常多元;1948年至20世纪70年代末编号方法逐渐统一;80年代至今编号方法更加细致,并有新的尝试。与美国、日本相比,中国的遗物编号方法很有特色,它表达了遗物最本质的信息:相对的空间和时间。

The methods of relic number have had a great change since the birth of Chinese archaeology.The methods of relic number varies from 1921 to 1948. The methods gradually unified from the 1948 to 1970 s.From the 1980 s to present, the methods of relic number are more detailed. Comparing with the American archaeology and Japanese archaeology, the methods of relic number of Chinese are distinctive, which express the most essential information of relic: the relative space and time.