史前台灣的人身裝飾品研究

遠自史前時代，人身裝飾品的製造與使用即是人類的普同行為，此亦可從考古遺址的出土得到證明。史前台灣的人身裝飾品的出現大致始於新石器時代，並因應不同的地區環境與文化而有不同的偏重。且到了鐵器時代又有較全面的改變，顯然這和當時社會的背景狀態息息相關。人身裝飾品的意義也不僅止於美感與流行，更常因社會發展而被賦予象徵上的意義，其中的轉變原因與機制頗值得探討。本文收集了部分台灣史前考古遺址所出土的人身裝飾品資料，藉由時間、空間上的分布，配合其內容型態進行人身裝飾品的類別、材質與意義上的分析。本文作為一個基礎研究，內容較偏重於整體趨勢的討論與說明，對於若干特例、細節暫未納入考量，希望在此基礎上，未來能有進一步的研究。

關鍵字

史前台灣；考古；遺址；裝飾品

並列摘要

The production and use of ornaments have been ubiquitous in human society since the pre-historical era, and unearthed archaeological finds attest to this. Pre-historical ornaments in Taiwan are dated to around the Neolithic Age, with dispositions varying according to regional environment and cultures. However, during the Iron Age there appeared to have been an overall change in the production, most probably connected with the special social interface of that time. The underlying implications of ornaments may also not be restricted to beauty and prevalent style, and greater symbolic meanings could have been attached to them owing to social development. The causes and mechanisms of this change are worth noting. This article assembles some of the data concerning the ornaments unearthed at pre-historical archaeological sites in Taiwan; and through their distribution of space and time, combined with their features, aims to reach an analysis of the types, materials, and meanings of ornaments. Further, this article, being a basic study, stresses the discussions and depiction of overall tendencies and some particulars and details are thus not within the scope of considerations here. Under this tenet, the author hopes further advanced study can be developed.