清華大學出土文獻研究與保護中心的大型學術集刊《出土文獻》創刊號即將付梓出版,承李學勤先生相邀,要我在前面寫幾句話,自然是極爲榮幸的事。出土文獻是相對於傳世文獻而言的,指通過考古發掘等方式出土的有文字材料。20世紀以來,中國的考古工作蓬勃發展,出土的有文字材料極爲豐富,已經形成了若干專門性的學科,如甲骨學、青銅器及金文研究、簡帛學、敦煌學等等,在古代文史研 Tsinghua University unearthed literature research and protection center of the large academic journals, “Unearthed Literature,” the first issue of publication to be published soon, with Mr. Li Xueqin invited me to write a few words in front, of course, is extremely honored. Unearthed documents relative to the handed down from the literature, means through archaeological excavations and other means unearthed written materials. Since the 20th century, archaeological work in China has been booming. There are abundant written materials excavated. Several specialized disciplines have been formed, such as acbonithism, bronze and gold studies, bamboo-silk study, Dunhuang Studies, etc., research