江苏徐州花马庄隋唐墓地一号墓、四号墓发掘简报

1992年徐州文物部门对铜山花马庄隋唐墓地一号墓进行了发掘,出土了具有中原洛阳地区风格的较完整的唐三彩俑组合,为江苏地区首次发现,丰富了本地区隋唐考古内容。1996年发掘的四号墓,从墓葬形制和出土器物断定为北朝———隋时期。这两座墓葬的发掘对于花马庄墓地时代以及性质的研究有很大的意义。     

Provenance of Red‐Figure Pottery of the Classical Period Excavated at Olympia

Neutron activation analysis (NAA) has been applied to a set of red‐figure pottery fragments excavated in Olympia, in Elis: (a) to determine the provenance of these vases, since this is difficult by archaeological means, and the vessels might be local Elean or Attic, Corinthian or Italian products; and (b) to determine the characteristic elemental pattern of the clay paste prepared by the potters of this Elean region. Included for comparison are several Corinthian sherds excavated in Kyme, Italy, that are archaeologically classified as exports from Corinthia to Italy, and fragments of local Italian Corinthian imitations. The majority of the red‐figure vases were made locally in the north‐western Peloponnese and show the elemental pattern termed OlyA, which is represented in many vases and clay samples from this region that were known previously. It is not very different from the well‐known pattern of the north‐eastern Peloponnese (Argolid/Corinth) termed MYBE (Mycenae/Berbati), but can be separated by its lower Cs, Rb and K concentrations, as proven by many sherds from the Argolid and wasters from Berbati. Only a few red‐figure vessels are imports from Attica, but none come from Italy.     

论江苏彩陶纹饰构成要素

本文根据江苏境内新石器时代遗址出土的彩陶,论述了点、线、面是构成江苏彩陶纹饰的要素及它们三者之间的相互关系。     

洛阳汉代彩绘陶壶装饰艺术

洛阳地区出土的汉代彩绘陶壶数量多,图案精美,题材丰富,具有较高的艺术价值.本文从造型、图案和色彩三个方面分析了彩绘陶壶的装饰艺术风格.     

Magnetization of Ancient Ceramics

The saturation magnetization σ of soft baked pottery appears to be determined during the firing process by transitions between the iron oxides magnetite, maghemite, hematite and perhaps goethite. The finding of large variations in σ motivated the design and construction of a ‘magnetization–gravitation’, or ‘MG’, balance for rapid non‐destructive magnetization measurements. The first results with this MG balance are presented: iso‐σ contours, typical histograms and correlations with colour features. Practical MG applications are summarized.     

20世纪前期宜兴陶业史料钩沉及泥片成型

自晚清以来,首先由一些外国人开始关注、著录宜兴陶业。到20世纪前期,中国人对于窑口、产品、工艺等宜兴陶业情况的文献记录逐渐涌现,其中包括宜兴制陶环节中最具特色的泥片成型工艺。传统泥片成型工艺虽延续至今,但以如今的制作方法与之相比,诸多方面和细节已逐渐改变,甚至消失。宜兴窑业传统工艺的传承与保护,任重而道远。     

小议方簋

方簋是青铜簋中形制罕有的一类,出土数量极少,未能引起学界的关注。而常见的簋的形制虽然多样,有无耳、双耳、三耳、四耳簋;有环耳、附耳、贯耳簋;有圈足、方座、三足或四足簋等,但都具有一个共性,即圆形的敞口、鼓腹、圈足。因此,彭裕商在《西周铜簋年代研究》一文中将其作为划分簋型式     

Detection of chloride from pottery as a marker for salt: A new analytical method validated using simulated salt-making pottery and applied to Japanese ceramics

Salt is an essential mineral in the human diet, and ancient peoples obtained salt either directly from rock salt, from salt lakes, or by concentrating saline waters from salt springs or seawater in pottery vessels. However, because sodium chloride, the major component of salt, is soluble in water, it has been thought unlikely that any trace of salt would remain in the pottery after a long period of time. A new methodology for retrieval of water-insoluble (retainable) chloride ion trapped within a pottery matrix is presented as a method for detecting previous use of the pottery for salt making. Simulated salt-making pottery was used to make salt by repeatedly boiling seawater over a fire. After chloride had been extracted with distilled water, to mimic the removal of chloride by natural waters such as rainwater and groundwater, an aqueous ammonium fluoride solution was shown to be capable of extracting chloride ions remaining in the pottery. A chloride-selective electrode was used to quantify the amount of extracted chloride in the presence of fluoride. This method was then successfully applied to excavated Japanese pottery vessels suspected of having been used for making salt. Identification of retainable chloride in pottery can offer insights into salt trading networks, which reflect the growth and affluence of an ancient society.     

先周文化研究述论

先周文化一直是考古学界关注的问题之一。自上世纪30年代至今,对于先周文化的研究,大致经历了三个阶段,形成了四种主要的观点。通过对刘家文化、郑家坡文化、关中西部商文化、碾子坡文化等的分析,我们认为郑家坡文化与西周文化一脉相承,以联裆鬲等为代表的文化因素是周人的固有文化因素。     

Theory and practice in urban pottery seriation

The paper discusses the principles and a procedure for analysing urban archaeological sequences using pottery seriation. Interpretations of particular shapes of seriation curve are offered and the problem of residuality is confronted. The method is suggested as having direct relevance for the definition of stratigraphic events and historical activities on urban sites.