英文摘要 |
This article addresses the necessity of an integrated and collaborative study of settlement archaeology and a possibility of theoretical breakthrough on the issue of social stratification in anthropology. The insights derived from the author's long-term research on the Tung-pu Bunun people provide an alternative perspective to examine Maa-ling Chen's archaeological studies at Saqacengalj, a ruined settlement site of southern Paiwan. Her objective of identifying the social structure with the configuration of settlement pattern was compromised by the deviation between archaeological evidences and ethnographic accounts. This is partly due to the untimely conceptual framework and the neglect of historical and geographical contexts. The author's long-term research and some other researches done in recent years (works by Wen-te Chen, Kai-shyh Lin, etc.) show that the socio-historical processes and geographic location play major roles on the articulation of the relationship between settlement and household and population grouping / ethnogenesis. Nei-pen-lu, a ruined settlement site of Bunun people in southern Taiwan, was unique in the way local people were able to adapt and adopt socio-cultural mechanisms innovatively from their neighbours. As a result, Nei-pen-lu was transforming from an egalitarian to a stratified society. This unique case challenges current theories on the course of social stratification. An integrated study of archaeology and anthropology is required to answer the question. |