阿尔茨霍夫斯基同志(莫斯科大学历史系主任)近著“考古学通论”一书,根据考古发现阐释人类社会发展的进程。充分论证了马克思列宁主义的历史唯物主义原则。虽此书取材基本上以苏联境内的考古研究成果为限,但对我国的古史研究也有很多启发。兹将个人读此书后的一点体会提出来,向大家请教。一关于铁器时代现在流行一种说法,我国发掘所得的战国时农具,是用生铁铸造的,很脆弱,容易折断,因此就有人说这是铁器初期的现象。鉴定的人是专家,在我这一个门外汉当然没有反对资格。但总不免怀疑:一则农具的犁,在我国直至解放前为止都是用生铁铸造的,能说是初步使用铁器吗?二则所以看起来很脆弱,是不 Comrade Altshovski (Head of Department of History, Moscow University) recently published The General Archeology, which explains the process of human social development based on archaeological findings. Fully demonstrated the historical materialism of Marxism-Leninism. Although this book is basically based on the results of archaeological research in the Soviet Union, it is also inspired by the study of ancient history in our country. I will read this book after a little experience put forward to everyone to consult. The iron age of a popular saying now that our country to explore the proceeds of the Warring States period farm tools, is cast with pig iron, very fragile and easy to break, so some people say that this is the phenomenon of iron. Appraised people are experts, of course, I am an outsider, no objection to the qualification. However, there is no doubt that the plowing of a farm implements is cast with pig iron until the liberation of our country. Can we say that the initial use of ironware? The two looks so fragile that no