青海卡约文化出土的金器

卡约文化是分布在青海地区青铜时代的考古学文化,除发现陶、石、骨、角、牙、料器等类文物外,还发现了一批主要用于装饰的金器。这批金器从制作到用途,反映了青藏高原东北部古羌民族的重要文化特色。作为我国目前发现的最早黄金制品之一,卡约文化金器代表的是这一时段金属冶炼和制作技术的水平,也为我们探讨黄金的原始功用提供了重要线索。

Unearthed Gold Objects of the Kayue Culture of Qinghai

Kayue culture was a Bronze Age archaeological culture distributed in Qinghai. A-part from artefacts made from pottery, stone, bone, horn, teeth and faience, archaeologists have unearthed decorative gold and other metal articles. The gold objects reflect the cultural uniqueness of the ancient Qiang peoples who inhabited the north - eastern area of the Qinghai -Tibetan Plateau. Among the earliest gold objects discovered to date in China, Kayue cultural articles help document the technological level of gold smelting and manufacture and also provide us with useful clues regarding the early history of gold usage in China.