攻金之工修火之利——评《新疆哈密地区史前时期铜器及其与邻近地区文化的关系》

潜伟新著《新疆哈密地区史前时期铜器及其与邻近地区文化的关系》分析论证细致,逻辑严密,高度关注了原料——技术——产品及三者之间的密切关系和有机联系,通过铜器的科技考古分析得出的对诸考古文化的研究成果,与传统考古学的判断和结论接近,为考古文化因素分析提供了新的材料和解释模式,结论有创见和深度的剖析。全书贯穿了对当代考古学解释物质文化最具挑战性的思考,在方法论上努力尝试科技考古与传统考古学的结合。

Commentary on The Prehistoric Bronze Ware of Xinjiang's Hami Area and Its Relations with the Cultures of Neighbouring Districts

Qian Wei's recent work entitled The Prehistoric Bronze Ware of Xinjiang's Hami Area and Its Relations with the Cultures of Neighbouring Districts is meticulous in analysis and demonstration, and rigorous in logic. The work pays close attention to raw material-technique-product, and to the close relations and organic connections among the three. The research achievements of different archaeological cultures obtained through doing S & T archaeological analysis on bronze ware are almost identical with the judgment and conclusion of traditional archaeology. The work provides new materials and patterns of explanation for analysing archaeological cultural factors. Origial as regards its conclusion, it hsa depth in its analysis. The entire work is permeated with the most challenging reflection of contemporary archaeology for the interpretation of material culture. In point of methodology, it strives hard to integrate S & T archaeology with traditional archaeology.