瓦当,这种古代宫殿屋檐上的建筑构件,是保护檐椽不受风雨侵袭的屏障。瓦当上的纹饰、文字,随着时代的迁移而有不同的变化。当我们想确定一个古代城址的年代时,则从这个城址中采集和发掘得到的瓦当,就是一种可靠的指示物之一。从美术角度看,优美的瓦当花纹,又是研究古代图案艺术的极好资料。瓦当文字,也是研究古代文字变迁发展的重要资料。因此,古代瓦当在考古学、古建筑学、美术史等方面都占有一定的地位。临淄齐故城的瓦当,从晚清被金石学家注意以来,已经约有百年了,但一直没有关于它的专著出现,解放以来,也未发表过专门研究临淄齐故城瓦当的文章。这虽然有其 Vatan, a building element on the eaves of this ancient palace, is a barrier that protects the rafters from wind and rain. Variety on the tile decoration, writing, with the migration of the time there are different changes. When we want to determine the age of an ancient city site, the Vatan that was collected and excavated from this site is one of the reliable indicators. From the artistic point of view, beautiful Wadang pattern, but also the study of ancient pictorial art excellent information. Vatan text, but also the development of ancient writing changes in the development of important information. Therefore, the ancient Vatan in archeology, ancient architecture, art history and other aspects have a certain status. Since the late Qing dynasty was noticed by gemmologists, there has been no monograph on it. Since the liberation, no articles devoted to studying the ancient city of Linzi have been published. This though it has