Impressions of Plain Weave Fabrics Discovered in Henan

Impressions of Plain Weave Fabrics Discovered at Some Yangshao Culture Ruins in Henan

河南多处仰韶文化遗址发现平纹布印痕 揭示5000年前纺织和制陶工艺

 

ZHENGZHOU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Recently, pottery fragments and broken pieces of the vases with small mouths and pointed bases unearthed at 6 Yangshao Culture ruins in Central China’s Henan province, including Dingcun village of Mianchi county, Sanmenxia city, have been analyzed and detected with the discovery of impressions left by the plain weave fabrics and the hands, providing important physical evidence for the research of textile technology and pottery making techniques during the Yangshao Culture period (5,000 to 3,000 BC).

新华社郑州9月19日电 研究人员近期对河南渑池丁村等6处仰韶文化遗址采集的小口尖底瓶陶片样本进行分析检测，在陶片内侧发现了平纹织物印痕，以及手纹，为仰韶时代纺织技术及制陶工艺研究提供了重要物证。

Impressions of plain weave fabrics discovered at some Yangshao Culture ruins in Henan. [Photo by Yangshao Culture Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences/For dahe.cn]

 

“During the past archaeological excavations at the Yangshao Culture ruins, the impressions of the plain weave fabrics were sporadically found at the objects’ bottoms or handles. It is the first time that such impressions have been found within the vases with small mouths and pointed bases.” Mr. Yang, a researcher at the Yangshao Culture Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, introduced that based on the joint scientific research conducted by the Yangshao Culture Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the China Silk Museum, the findings were obtained through morphological analysis and multi-spectral detection of 15 pottery fragments of the vases with small mouths and pointed bases.

“之前在仰韶遗址的考古发掘中，织物印痕只是零星发现于器物的底部或鋬耳部，但在小口尖底瓶内侧发现平布织物印痕尚属首例。”中国社会科学院仰韶文化研究中心研究员杨拴朝介绍，发现基于该中心与中国丝绸博物馆的联合科考研究，通过对15个小口尖底瓶陶片样本进行形貌分析及多光谱检测，从而得出结论。

Impressions of plain weave fabrics discovered at some Yangshao Culture ruins in Henan. [Photo by Yangshao Culture Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences/For dahe.cn]

 

According to Mr. Li, director of the Yangshao Culture Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the impressions of the plain weave fabrics and the hands within the vases with small mouths and pointed bases not only showed the textile technology in the Yangshao Culture period, but also revealed the pottery making techniques at that time. The vase with small mouth and pointed base has the largest quantity among the Yangshao Culture artifacts unearthed. It was a common utensil during the 2,000-year Yangshao Culture period. The heavy use of fabrics in making the vases indicated that the fabrics were common at that time.

中国社会科学院仰韶文化研究中心主任李新伟表示，小口尖底瓶陶片内侧上的平纹织物印痕和手纹，展现了仰韶时代的纺织技艺，也揭示了该时代的手工制陶技艺。小口尖底瓶是贯穿仰韶时代2000年的器物，也是出土量最大的仰韶文化器物，制作该陶器时大量使用布料，说明布料也是一种普通消耗品。

 

The pottery fragments with the impressions were first found at the ruins in Dingcun village (a Yangshao Culture ruins) of Mianchi county. In March 2019, Mr. Yang discovered some pottery fragments with the impressions around the ruins of Dingcun village, and later found many similar pottery fragments at other Yangshao Culture ruins in Mianchi county.

这些带印痕的陶片最早是在河南渑池境内的仰韶文化遗址丁村遗址发现的。2019年3月，杨拴朝在附近采集到一些内侧有纹饰的陶片，后来陆续在西河南遗址、南昌遗址等渑池境内其他几处仰韶文化遗址发现了具有同样特征的陶片。

Impressions of plain weave fabrics discovered at some Yangshao Culture ruins in Henan. [Photo by Yangshao Culture Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences/For dahe.cn]

“As an important physical evidence, the impressions of the plain weave fabrics can directly confirm the textile materials at that time, which will greatly promote our research on the textile technology of this period.” Mr. Zhou, director of Key Scientific Research Base of Textile Conservation, State Administration of Cultural Heritage (China Silk Museum), told the reporter.

“此次发现的平纹织物印痕是仰韶时代纺织考古的重要物证，可以直接印证当时的纺织品实物，将极大促进我们对该时期纺织技艺的研究步伐。”纺织品文物保护国家文物局重点科研基地（中国丝绸博物馆）主任周旸表示。

 

At present, the Yangshao Culture Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the China Silk Museum have signed a cooperation agreement on the project of Textile Technology and Clothing in the Yangshao Culture Period to carry out an in-depth research on related topics.

目前，中国社会科学院仰韶文化研究中心与中国丝绸博物馆已签署“仰韶时代纺织技术与服饰”研究合作项目，就相关课题开展深入研究。（中文来源/新华社 翻译/赵汉青 审校/张玉红）