The search for graves with ground-penetrating radar in Connecticut

The search for unmarked and clandestine graves is a labor-intensive, time-consuming, and often frustrating task. Several geo-physical methods are available, which can be expediently used with little or no disturbances to sites, among which ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is often considered the most useful tool to delineate possible graves. This paper is the result of many years of GPR testing for unmarked graves in Connecticut. Natural and cultural conditions are considered in the failure and/or success of detection, and the use of GPR in archaeological studies.     

社会名望与权力平衡:解读王敦之乱

东晋初期,皇权与士族之间以及士族内部存在着权力分配的微妙平衡。王敦第一次举兵是反对元帝打破此平衡之举,第二次举兵却是自己主动打破此平衡,因此众多士族对此的反应前后大不相同。最终,这场各方力量参与的博弈维持了东晋初期权力平衡的局面。在这场权力角逐中,名望所带来的社会资本扮演了关键的角色。通过对王导、元帝、王敦、周■、温峤等人社会资本与政治权力的分析,可以揭示出文化场域中名望与政治场域权力间的互动和转化。     

殷墟仿铜陶礼器墓试析

殷墟四期偏晚阶段出现仿铜陶礼器墓,其器物组合较固定,所含器类较全,学者对其认识不一。作者认为其出现有深刻的社会原因,同时又和人们的意识形态、思想变化密不可分,是人们对资源利用观念的一种转变。     

山西翼城大河口西周墓地M1034发掘简报

大河口墓地M1034是一座东西向长方形土坑竖穴墓,葬具为一棺一椁,椁下有两根垫木,墓底中部有一腰坑,坑内殉狗一只。墓主头向西,仰身直肢,男性,年龄为18~19岁。随葬品共计691件套,种类有青铜器、陶器、玉器、石器、蚌贝器、骨牙器和漆木器等。其中青铜礼器有鼎3件,簋2件,青铜兵器有戈、矛、剑、镞等,陶器仅有陶鬲1件。墓葬年代为西周中期早段,墓主为霸国中等贵族。     

北周墓葬的地下空间与设施

本文通过对北周墓葬形制、随葬品布局、壁画内容和布局等资料的整理和总结,明确了北周墓葬地下空间与设施的特点。论文重点讨论了北周墓葬形制中最具特色的前后双室墓出现的背景和原因,壁龛设置的非制度性,壁画的象征意境,以及田弘墓的特殊性等问题。     

从慈善事业看近代华侨精英与侨乡公共事务——以泉州花桥善举公所为例

结合近代百多年来沿海侨乡社会和慈善组织的历史变迁,以泉州花桥善举公所为例,分析阐述了华侨精英依托侨乡特殊社会文化网络,在地方公共事务发展中的主导作用。     

近代地方精英群体的养成机制初探——以直隶省获鹿县为例

科举废除后,近代地方社会精英群体结构发生了很大变化。传统士绅凭借旧时功名,新式精英依靠学堂学历,跻身于地方政权建设中。地方精英养成机制呈现出多元化、过渡化的特征,并伴生劣质化的特征。     

Burying key evidence: the social bond between dogs and people

People have been burying or otherwise ritually disposing of dead dogs for a long time. They sometimes treat other animals in such a fashion, but not nearly as often as dogs. This presentation documents the consistent and worldwide distribution of this practice over about the past 12,000–14,000 years. Such practices directly reflect the domestic relationship between people and dogs, and speak rather directly to the timing of canid domestication. In doing so, they contradict recent genetics-based inferences, thus calling into question the legitimacy of focusing mostly on genetic factors as opposed to other factors. This discussion seeks to work towards a sound framework for analyzing and thus understanding the social compatibility between people and dogs. That compatibility is directly signified by the burial of dogs, with people often responding to the deaths of individual dogs much as they usually respond to the death of a family member. Moreover, that special social relationship continues, as illustrated clearly by the establishment, maintenance, and ongoing use of several modern dog cemeteries, in different countries of the world.     

试论涪陵小田溪墓地的分期与时代

1972年以来,考古工作者在重庆涪陵小田溪发掘了9座墓葬。研究者尚未对其年代达成共识。通过分析墓葬形制和随葬器物,本文将这9座墓分为两组,第一组的年代为战国晚期,第二组的年代为秦汉之际。     

汉代豪民与乡里政权

乡里政权是汉王朝派出的最基层行政机构,乡官里吏尽管职卑禄薄或根本无禄,但职轻责重,构成汉王朝最基本的政权基础。汉代豪民在类型上可大致划分为工商豪民和乡里豪民。汉武帝官营工商以后,乡里豪民成为豪民阶层的主体,并逐渐有效地控制了乡里政权,成为汉政权维系地方封建统治的重要支柱。同时,豪民又渔肉乡里,破坏封建秩序,在一定条件下可以转化为统一国家的对立物。