Research On Economic Archaeology Of Linzi City During The Warring States,Qin And Han Dynasties

The economic life of ancient society has always been one of the most important areas that archaeologists pay attention to and study.However,due to the limitations of the information preserved and transmitted by archaeological materials,archaeologists have always focused on the field of production or consumption,while few people paid attention to the exchange link between them.When it comes to the market,we always think of the modern Western capitalist market first,that is,a resource allocation method dominated by the law of value and the relationship between supply and demand.However,for ancient and non-Western economies,the role of the market has always been underestimated or ignored.In the ancient history of China,the Warring States Period,the Qin and Han Dynasties,was an important period of reform and development,and also the first peak of the development of commodity economy.Since the Western Zhou Dynasty,Qi State has attached great importance to industry and commerce.In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty,it was in a leading position in the development of the commodity economy of other countries.In the Qin and Han Dynasties,Linzi was even richer than Chang’ an.After years of exploration and excavation,the overall situation of the ancient city of Linzi is very clear,and the archaeological data is abundant and detailed,which provides us with very good conditions for studying the market exchange in the Linzi area.This article attempts to use the concepts and methods of economic archaeology,adhere to the material-based principle,and conduct a preliminary discussion and research on the content of market exchange in Linzi during the long period of the Warring States,Qin and Han Dynasties from the perspectives of production,exchange and consumption.The first chapter is the introduction.It introduces the research object and time-space scope of this article.It summarizes and combs the related research in the field of history and archeology.It is found that the current research on the market exchange in Linzi area during the War and Han Dynasties is mainly of historical.There is few study by archaeologists,and the attention and application of archaeological materials are relatively superficial.On this basis,this article first defines the concept of market exchange,and briefly sorts out the theoretical system of market exchange research in related disciplines,and then introduces the research methods used in this article.The second chapter is a brief introduction to the archaeological remains of Linzi,the ancient city of Qi,of the Warring States,and the Qin and Han Dynasties.This is the material preparation for the detailed discussion of market places and market exchanges in the following text.This part is mainly divided into four periods:Western Zhou,Spring and Autumn,Warring States,and Qin and Han Dynasties.Based on published archaeological materials,it introduces the overall scope of Linzi City at different stages,as well as the main relics of different areas in Linzi city.The third chapter is the research on the market location of Linzi City during the Warring States and Qin and Han Dynasties.According to previous research results,there may be two main marketplaces,one is the Kanjiazhai and Heyatou villages in the north of the city,and the other is near Yanying Tomb in the west.Through the collection and sorting of currency,weights and measures,"Ting/Market" pottery inscriptions and sealing mud unearthed in Linzi City,analyzing the different characteristics of pottery combinations in different areas,combined with the location of handicraft workshops and main traffic roads in Linzi City,this article basically confirms that the first area is the location of the Linzi market during the Warring States Period and Qin and Han Dynasties.As for the second area,due to the lack of evidence from archaeological materials,is still suspicious.The fourth chapter is a micro-study of the market exchange in Linzi during the Warring States Period,Qin and Han Dynasties.This article attempts to take the bronze mirror as an example,based on the mirror mould and casting workshops found in the ancient city of Linzi,and the unearthed situation of bronze mirrors found in the tombs of the Warring States Period and Qin and Han dynasties surrounding the ancient city of Qi,starting from the production and consumption side,the article research on the market exchange of bronze mirrors in Linzi area from a long-term perspective.The article found that during the Warring States Period and Qin and Han Dynasties,the production of Linzi bronze mirrors embodied the characteristics of private production and operation of saving costs and pursuing profits as much as possible.Under the condition of market exchange,consumers’ acquisition of bronze mirrors was not restricted by their socio-political status,but only related to their economic strength,although for most people at that time,buying a bronze mirror was still a considerable expense.The fifth chapter is the concluding part,which summarizes the main points of the article and briefly explains the remaining problems.This article is a preliminary attempt to study market exchange from the perspective of economic archaeology.Many viewpoints are still relatively general and superficial,and need to be revised and refined in future.