摘要
湖南澧县城头山古城址自1978年发现以来,经过8次发掘,发现了古城址、环壕、墓葬、制陶作坊区、房基址、道路、木桨、船艄和古稻田址,并于1992年、1997年两次被评为当年度十大考古发现。本次发表的简报是1997年冬和1998年冬两次发掘的主要发现,介绍了城墙的解剖、古稻田的清理和祭坛的发掘情况。发掘者认为,第一期城墙筑造于大溪文化一期,为距今6000年以前,是我国目前所见最早的城墙。下层水稻田的年代距今约6500～6300年。祭坛的时代为距今6000～5800年左右。
Up to 1998, eight seasons of excavation have been carried out at the site by archaeol-ogists from the Institute of Archaeology of Hunan, bringing to light remains of city,moat, tomb, pottery foundry, house foundation, road, parts of a ship, rice field, etc.. The1992 and 1997 excavations ranked among the ten major archaeological events of the years.The present report on the winter seasons of excavation in 1997 and 1998 places its focuson the section of the city wall, rice field and altar. According to the excavated data, theearliest wall was built in the first phase of the Daxi culture about six thousand years ago.It is definitely the oldest city wall ever known. The rice field and irrigation system includ-ing pits and ditches were found. The lower rice field belongs to the Tangjiagang cultureabout 6500-6300 years ago as indicated by the unearthed potsherds and different scientifictests. The altar of an roughly oval form is related with five shallow round pits with un-known function well arranged on it, with some urn burials also on it, and more than fortysacrificial pits to its southeast and south. Judging by the unearthed pottery, the altarmust have been built in the first phase of the Daxi culture, no later than six thousandyears ago, and continued to be used until the second phase of the Daxi culture five thou-sand eight hundred years form present.
出处
《文物》
CSSCI
北大核心
1999年第6期4-17,1-2,共16页
Cultural Relics
