中国女真族的领土意识初探

早在女真族初步形成之时,居住于朝鲜半岛北部的西女真和东女真就将家园视为中国之内的封境。高丽北进,女真则失去了大片土地。辽朝末年,为保卫家园,女真人在曷懒甸(今咸兴平原)大败高丽军。在朝鲜王朝占领半岛东北部以后,女真首领王可仁、佟景再三提醒明成祖,朝鲜所占之地乃是女真人的旧土,但由于彼时明朝君臣对该地历史的不确知,十处女真居地被送与朝鲜。     

弘扬人文精神编纂文献志

文献志编纂由来已久,当代编文献志是激活传统的文征、文献志体。文献志全面记述一地各类有历史价值或参考价值的图书资料编纂出版情况,内容以艺文志为主,同时涵盖自然、经济、政治、社会、科学技术等方面的著述文献。参照现代文献分类,可分为哲学社会科学类文献,基本要素11小类;自然科学类文献,基本要素9小类。省级志书文献志还应该设置综合性图书类,直接分为丛书,百科全书、类书,辞典,论文集、全集、选集、杂著,年鉴,期刊、连续性出版物,图书目录、文摘、索引等7小类,主要是编目录,撰提要,录原文。     

明清时期甘肃茶马互市与茶马古道

自唐宋迄明清,甘肃地区历来是茶马互市的主要地区。甘肃南部地区山川密布、古道纵横、风景殊绝、文化绚烂,堪与滇藏、川藏线茶马古道相媲美。本文主要就明清时期甘肃地区的茶马互市及茶马古道作一简要介绍。     

汉帝国与东亚世界:以出土印章为线索

2010年2月27日至3月4日,欧洲科学基金会(European Science Foundation,简称ESF)和日本学术振兴会(Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,简称JSPS)在日本福冈联合主办题为"欧亚帝国的接触地带"("Contact Zones of Empires in Asia and Europe:Complexity,Contingency,Causality")的国际学术研讨会。2月28日,大会邀请九州大学名誉教授、九州历史博物馆馆长西谷正先生(Tadashi Nishitani)发表题为"汉帝国与东亚世界"的主题演讲①。西谷正先生的演讲以日本福冈志贺岛出土的"汉委奴国王"金印、朝鲜平壤贞柏洞出土的"夫租君"银印、中国云南石寨山出土的"滇王之印"和江苏甘泉出土的"广陵王玺"金印等为线索,以汉王朝的册封制度为视角,对汉帝国与周边政权的外交关系作了全面探讨,引起与会学者的关注。承蒙西谷正教授面允,笔者将演讲稿由英文转译成中文,以飨国内读者。需要说明的是,演讲稿原文无注释,为方便读者,译者对演讲稿所涉及的古代文献和考古资料一一作了注解,中国学...     

Comparison of three K-feldspar luminescence dating methods for Holocene samples

The luminescence dating of the K-feldspar fraction is an alternative way for samples that cannot yield reasonable equivalent dose (D_e) from quartz fraction with very weak luminescence signal. For testing the reliability of the infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) dating of K-feldspar, luminescence dating was applied to quartz and K-feldspar fractions respectively for several Holocene samples in this study. K-feldspar apparent ages using routine single aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol, K-feldspar ages using g value correction method and ages from isochron dating method were compared with quartz ages. It is found that the g value correction method cannot give reliable ages due to the large errors induced during measurements. The isochron dating method is effective to the sample with problematically external dose rate. However, isochron dating may introduce a relatively greater error during grain sizes — D_e curve fitting, therefore this method could obtain low-resolution ages for Holocene samples. Even K-feldspar apparent age from routine SAR protocol is relatively younger by about 10% than the quartz age, it still could establish reasonable chronological framework for Holocene samples.     

A New Proposed Passive Mega-Sub Controlled Structure and Response Control

It is still a serious challenge for structural engineers to effectively reduce the seismic responses of tall and super tall buildings to further improve these structural safeties. In order to solve this problem, in this article a new kind of structural configuration, named passive mega-sub controlled structure (PMSCS), is presented, which is constructed by applying the structural control principle into structural configuration itself, to form a new structure with obvious response self-control ability, instead of employing the conventional method. In the analysis of PMSCS the equations of motion of the seismically excited system are developed, based on a realistic analytical model of the complete mega-structural system. Expressions of the displacement and acceleration response of the structure, resulting from simulated earthquake ground motions represented by stationary and nonstationary random processes, are derived. These responses are then determined for both the PMSCS and its conventional mega-sub structure (MSS) counterpart, whose configuration was modeled after the traditional mega-frame that was used in the construction of the Tokyo City Hall. A parametric study of the structural characteristics that influence the response control effectiveness of the PMSCS is presented and discussed. The region over which these structural characteristics yield the optimum seismic response control of the PMSCS is identified and serves as a very useful design tool for practitioners. The study illustrates that the proposed PMSCS offers an effective means of controlling the seismic displacement and acceleration response of tall/super-tall mega-systems. It also overcomes shortcomings exhibited in earlier proposed mega-sub controlled structural configurations.     

Impact Stiffness of the Contact-Element Models for the Pounding Analysis of Highway Bridges: Experimental Evaluation

For the requirement of pounding analysis of highway bridges, how to properly choose the impact stiffness has become a primary issue for an achieving accurate result. This article presents an evaluation test of the impact stiffness of four types of contact-element models based on the shaking table test results of a steel highway bridge model. The analytical results indicate that the theoretical impact parameters are significantly larger than the identified values because the assumptions for deriving those models cannot match the actual impact conditions. The possible reasons causing those differences are discussed at the end of this study.     

Firing temperature of a clay core sample in a bronze tripod from Daxinzhuang Site in China using TL techniques

In this paper, we studied the thermal history of a clay core sample from one leg of a bronze tripod unearthed at Daxinzhuang Site, Shandong, China. The properties of the luminescence signals of quartz depend on the maximum temperature at which the quartz was annealed in the past. We examined the feasibility of measuring the thermoluminescence (TL) sensitivity change of quartz for exploring the firing temperature of archaeological materials. The sensitization factor of the 110°C TL peak (S₂/S₁) and the ratio of the 210°C TL peak to the 110°C TL peak at different annealing temperatures were utilized to unveil the firing temperature in the clay core sample. The firing temperature of the clay core sample was approximately 700°C–800°C, proving the clay core has been fired. This result proved that the clay core has been fired by human agencies and indicated on the temperature of the clay core in drying and firing given by the foundry workers before the actual casting step.     

武当山五龙宫遗址保护规划设想

五龙宫遗址是"武当山古建筑群"的重要组成部分,提出该遗址保护规划设想,期望更为深入地探讨该遗址保护规划问题。论文分析了该遗址现状特征:主殿已修复,废墟规模较大,历史沧桑感深厚,且拥有世外桃源般的环境,具有独特的历史与景观价值;提出了保持基本现状不变、局部修复九曲墙与北道院、停车场设置在较远处等保护规划设想,以期保护该遗址独特的历史与景观价值不受损害。     

Comment on ‘Did China Import Metals from Africa in the Bronze Age?’

Lead isotope compositions provide a direct means of assessing provenance. The lead contents in bronzes cannot be used to argue against lead isotopes. Any claim for the origin of the source material for the origin of Yin‐Shang bronzes must satisfy the measured lead isotope compositions. Thus far, only southern African sources are found to meet this criteria.