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生活在二级阶地上的人们 People on the Second Terrace ——半坡遗址概览 An Overview of Banpo Site 一、二级阶地——智慧与理性的选择 Second terrace—a wise choice 1、半坡遗址周边环境模型Environmental model 二级阶地是一个地理学名词，指的是河流两岸的第二级平台。考古学家发现生活在黄河流域的新石器时代的人们常常把居址选择在这样的地方。The Second Terrace, a geographic term, refers to the second of a series of raised flat areas usually bordering a river. Archaeologist discovered that Neolithic people living in the Yellow River valley normally chose to live in such areas. 我们还无法准确地知道半坡人及他们同时代的人们为什么会一开始就选择这样的地方栖居，合乎逻辑的解释只能是包括经验和教训在内的生活场景：定居使人们对水源的依赖不可或缺，而过分亲水则易受水患侵扰，于是这不远不近、高低适中的二级阶台便成为最佳选择。We are not sure why the Banpo people and their peers decided to inhabit in such areas, but we believe that it could be justified by their life experiences–water, a vital element for survival, but it could cause disaster as well. Therefore, a second terrace, not too close and not too far proved the best choice. 2、浐河东岸二级阶地示意图 An illustration of the second terrace on the east bank of Chanhe River 3、半坡遗址平面布局图 Map of Banpo Site 半坡人的词汇中是否已有“规则”这个词，我们不得而知。但考古学家将半坡人的建筑基础重发掘出来时，我们发现6000余年前的人们村庄布局有条有理。It is still a mystery to us – whether the word “order” was in the common vocabulary at that time, but the excavation of the site takes us to a well organized village layout. 一条环状大围沟圈定了村庄的范围，是半坡人的居住区。大围沟之外，北边是墓葬区，东边是制陶区。2002年起，考古学家又在村庄内的中心地带发现了祭祀区，从而扩展了今天的人们对半坡遗址的认识。Inside a big trench, which defined the village, was residential area for Banpo people. To the north of the trench is the burial area, and south the pottery-making area. An ancestor-worship site in the central area of the village was found in 2002, giving us a much better understanding of the Banpo people’s life. 4、大围沟 The big trench 这是保存下来的大围沟的一角，深约6米，大沟上宽和底宽分别在6—8米和1—3米之间，如此规模的工程，对没有金属工具的史前时代，足以使人称奇。 These remains are part of the trench, which is 6 to 8 meters wide at the top and 1 to 3 meters at the bottom. A project of such scale, built by the Neolithic people, with no metal tools is a real wonder. 二、半坡人的生活遗址 5、方形半地穴式房子遗迹 The ruin