白云翔先生所著《先秦两汉铁器的考古学研究》一书出版已有些时日。我因早年研究过中国古代冶铁术,出版之初即通读了该书,并打算撰写书评,但考虑到自己近年的研究兴趣已更多地转移到了商代考古领域,未敢轻易置喙。最近再次拜读云翔先生的大作,深信该书提出的诸多议题,应引起学 Mr. Bai Yunxiang book “pre-Qin and Han dynasty archaeological research” a book has been published for some time. Since I studied ancient Chinese iron smelting in my early years, I read the book at the beginning of publication and intend to write a book review. However, considering that my research interest in recent years has shifted more to the archeology of the Shang dynasty, I did not dare to ignore it. Recently read again Mr. Yun Xiang’s masterpiece, convinced that many of the topics raised by the book, should arouse learning