1985年夏,在中国考古界,有一位罕见的学贯中西、文理兼通的老人,在度过人生中第75个春秋的数月之后,便不幸突然为病魔所劫,停止了思考,放下手中如椽之笔,悄悄离开我们,永远地走了。他就是夏鼐公(1910～1985年)。在他留下的宏富著述中,有一部人所共知、独具匠心的文集,这就是1979年4月由科学出版社出版的《考古学和科技史》。这部文集的面世不仅曾使他在生前不同凡响,而且亦使他在逝后 In the summer of 1985, in the Chinese archeology community, there was a rare few who learned both Chinese and Western cultures with a long history of science and technology. After spending the 75th spring and autumn of their lives, they unfortunately suddenly robbed the disease and stopped thinking and let go Rafters in the hands of the pen, quietly left us, gone forever. He is Xia Zu Gong (1910 ~ 1985). In his rich and powerful writings, there is a well-known and unique collection of essays. This is the “History of Archeology and Science and Technology” published by the Science Press in April 1979. The publication of this collection not only made him extraordinary during his lifetime, but also made him after his death