论新识的一种周系铸铜工具

周公庙遗址出土的"圆锥体中空器"是一种铸铜工具,该类器物应属"周系"文化因素,其流行时代早于西周早期偏晚阶段.     

三星堆青铜树象征性研究

对三星堆遗址二号祭祀坑出土的青铜神树的研究现状进行回顾,从宗教人类学与萨满艺术的角度对其作了新的探讨,认为树与鸟相结合的表现形式是萨满艺术中“世界之轴”或“萨满树”的典型特征,是萨满和巫师进行祭祀时沟通天地的主要道具.文章呼吁,对这类意识信仰的产品我们除了文献资料以外,还应该利用宗教人类学方法来深入解读其深层的涵义.     

不稳定青铜器的处理方法

“青铜病”的稳定问题对文物保护工作者来说还是一个挑战。文献报道了不少的处理方法,每种方法都有其优点及不足之处。本文对“青铜病”的处理方法进行了考察,主要讨论了化学封护法的应用及其未来的研究方向。     

Quantitative characterization of archaeological bronzes based on thermal and compositional analysis

Pulsed thermography has been applied to the quantitative characterization of the insertions of two ancient bronzes, the Boxer at Rest and the Hellenistic Prince. The analysis of the thermographic signal time dependence performed by a specifically developed model enabled the evaluation of the insertions’ thickness and of elements which could provide indications about the procedure followed for their insertion. This could be achieved by exploiting a semi-empirical relation establishing the thermal diffusivity dependence on the total effective weighted concentration of Sn and Pb atoms obtained from the analysis of the values determined on samples containing different concentrations of Sn and Pb.     

Did China Import Metals from Africa in the Bronze Age?

The origins of the copper, tin and lead for China's rich Bronze Age cultures are a major topic in archaeological research, with significant contributions being made by archaeological fieldwork, archaeometallurgical investigations and geochemical considerations. Here, we investigate a recent claim that the greater part of the Shang‐period metalwork was made using metals from Africa, imported together with the necessary know‐how to produce tin bronze. A brief review of the current status of lead isotopic study on Shang‐period bronze artefacts is provided first, clarifying a few key issues involved in this discussion. It is then shown that there is no archaeological or isotopic basis for bulk metal transfer between Africa and China during the Shang period, and that the copper and lead in Shang bronze with a strongly radiogenic signature is not likely to be from Africa. We call for collaborative interdisciplinary research to address the vexing question of the Shang period's metal sources, focusing on smelting sites in geologically defined potential source regions and casting workshops identified at a number of Shang settlements.     

先秦时期青铜钺的再研究

青铜钺在先秦时期具有重要礼制意义。鉴于考古材料的日益丰富,本文在前人研究的基础上,运用考古类型学研究方法并结合文化因素分析法,总结出青铜钺发生发展的时代性和地域性。同时以此为基础,结合古文字和历史典籍资料,探讨了商周时期的用钺制度。     

从铭文看两汉铜器皿的生产经营方式及其变化

汉代铜器皿的生产经营方式多样,且变化明显。大致可分为三个阶段:西汉早期,国家的经济政策较为宽松,铜器生产较为自由,制作机构既有中央和地方政府控制的各级工官,也有地方诸侯和富商,产品得以自由买卖;西汉中晚期,由于对地方诸侯和私人工商业实行打击和限制政策,铜器的生产经营方式发生变化,地方诸侯和富商基本退出铜器的生产领域,铜器的制造由政府专控;东汉早期,随着政策的放宽,铜器由政府专控的局面开始松动,私人作坊造作的铜器出现,至东汉中晚期政府各级工官基本退出铜器生产领域,铜器的制作为私营或工官监制私人承制的形式。     

说赵高不是宦阉——补《史记·赵高列传》

根据《云梦秦简》和《张家山汉简》以及秦始皇陵出土文物等考古资料,在某种程度上可以解读传统文献记载中有关赵高身世中的一些疑问。就考察的结果而言,赵高生于秦昭襄王五十一年(前256年),他学史出仕,以大史考试第一而入秦宫为尚书卒史,后来出任中车府令、郎中令、丞相等职,死于秦二世三年(前207年),享年49岁。赵高的祖上可能是质于秦都的赵国王族,父亲是仕于隐官的文法之吏,母亲是供职于隐官的刑余之人。赵高长于文字书法,精通法律,行事坚忍,以文法能吏身份长期仕宦于宫中,是侧近之臣的宦人而不是宫刑之余的宦阉。秦始皇陵车马坑出土的二号铜车马的御官,应当就是赵高所出任的中车府令相关官属的形象体现。     

一面唐代神仙人物镜考

本文考证了一面图案罕见的唐代神仙人物镜。证实此镜图案是把武则天巡幸升仙太子庙、立升仙太子碑并撰写碑文与浮丘公接王子乔升仙等故事相连结,把几代人的典故用图样表示出来,构成一幅生动的神仙人物故事图案。     

再论确山县竹沟镇窖藏青铜器的国别和族属问题

1983年河南确山竹沟出土的窖藏铜器在学术界引起热烈的讨论,关于其国别、族属的争论一直是一个热点问题,本文检讨了以往诸家之说,对这批铜器进行了新的考辨。