秦始皇被“妖魔化”的考古学分析

The Archaeological Analysis on Emperor Qinshihuang’s Demonization

两千多年来,如何评论秦始皇功过是非和探讨秦王朝灭亡之教训是历代帝王和思想家们的千古论题。阿房宫遗址、秦始皇帝陵园内封土建筑及外藏陪葬坑、出土秦简、秦始皇东巡石刻等考古资料显示,部分文献中记载的有关秦始皇评价的内容有失偏颇,对秦始皇本人形象存在一定'妖魔化'现象。

It was an unsolved issue for ancient emperors and ideologists lasting two thousand years that evaluating the very first emperor of Qin’s merits and faults and discussing the lesson of Qin Dynasty’s demise.On the basis of archaeological materials of sites of the Epang Palace,mound and outer burial pits of first Emperor Qin’s Mausoleum,bamboo slips of the Qin Dynasty,and stone inscriptions of Emperor Qinshihuang’s East tour,this article argues that the records about Emperor Qinshihuang in historical documents were biased and concludes that Emperor Qinshihuang was demonized by historical records.