山东沭河上游出土人骨的食性分析研究

本研究通过对山东沭河上游大汶口文化晚期及春秋战国时期 2块人骨的碳、氮同位素分析和无机成分的锶、钡、钙等微量元素分析 ,恢复了当时人的食物结构。结论有以下两点 :1 由同位素分析可知 ,本地区贫民老百姓的食物在大汶口晚期时以C4植物为主 ,大约占 6 5 1 %的比例。此时期的食物结构存在贫富差异 ,富有者的食谱主要以C3植物为主 ,大约占 6 6 4 %的比例。 2 通过对小朱家村遗址出土的 1块人骨样品的微量元素分析 ,反映出同位素分析所表明的C3植物 ,除了少量种植的稻米外 ,可能还包括胡桃属、榛属、栗属、豆科等采集植物。     

关于花园庄东地卜辞所谓“丁”的一点看法

陈剑《花园庄东地甲骨卜辞的“丁”》论证殷墟花园庄东地卜辞中的“丁”应指武丁。此所谓“丁”字,实为“璧”的象形初文,在子组与《花东》卜辞里读为“辟”,义为君。依此释读,各辞均能通顺,与商末卣铭文也相符合。     

Archaeological implications of human-derived manganese coatings: a study of blackened bones in El Mirón Cave,Cantabrian Spain

The main interest in the study of taphonomic processes lies, from the archaeological point of view, in being able to draw conclusions about human behaviour from them. This paper analyzes the causes of a specific taphonomic alteration: the differential appearance across levels and among site areas of a black stain on bones from the Magdalenian levels in El Mirón Cave. From an understanding of these taphonomic agents, we aim to achieve a better comprehension of aspects of human use of the cave toward the end of the Late Glacial period. By determining the processes that stained many of the bones with manganese in the rear part of the cave vestibule, we are able to suggest some characteristics of the human occupation of the cave and its possible seasonal use.     

《诗》篇新证

传统《诗经》研究,由于局限于材料,往往在名物训诂、义理文意等问题上各持一端,纠缠不清。但随着考古学与古文字学的发展,将新出土材料与传统文献结合,进行整合性研究的条件已经具备。在此基础上,运用“二重证据法”,分别针对《诗·叔于田》的诗序;《诗·大叔于田》的成诗年代;以及《诗·大叔于田》、《诗·小戎》等诗篇中的具体问题,结合历史背景,驳斥前论谬说,梳理诗中名物,还原诗旨文意,以求做到实物与诗互证、诗与史相映。     

Camelus from the upper pleistocene of Mount Carmel,Israel

A Camelus metapodial, found among the animal bones excavated by Garrod from the Levalloiso-Mousterian of the Tabun Cave (Mount Carmel, Israel), adds to the relatively small number of Camelus finds reported from the Pleistocene of the Near East. The mammal faunas associated with these finds suggest relatively dry open conditions, but not desert conditions. The Tabun specimen is of moderate size, in contrast to the very large Camelus from Far'ah II; two species of camel may thus have been present in the Near East during the Upper Pleistocene.     

A very large camel from the upper pleistocene of the Negev desert

Bones of an Upper Pleistocene Camelus have been found in the northwestern Negev, they are of particular interest because they are larger than those of all the Old World camel species since the Plio-Pleistocene, and they are very much larger than the few fossil camels already known from the Middle East. It is suggested that they represent the only C. thomasi yet identified outside Africa.     

释甲骨文中的“秉棘”

甲骨文中有秉棘一语,以往对棘字不识或误读,影响了对卜辞的理解。本文通过对棘字的考释,指出秉棘乃手持酸枣树的枝条之意。秉棘的目的是为了驱鬼。以棘驱鬼作为巫术之一种,有着久远的来源和很强的延续性。通过对卜辞秉棘一语的考释,可以窥见殷代巫术文化之一斑。