镶嵌铜牌饰是夏代前后别具一格的重要铜器,目前已知共发表16件。2004年,笔者曾就收集到的15件这种牌饰的分类、年代、寓意等问题做过初步研究(以下简称《初研》),并对它在中国早期文明化进程中的地位做了一些思考(以下简称《进程》)。次年,偃师二里头遗址02 VM3出土的镶嵌绿松石大型龙形器正式公布,为解释铜牌饰的寓意提供了全新资料,引起学界的极大关注。在当年底召开的二里头遗址 Inlaid bronze medal is a unique style before and after the Xia Dynasty bronze, is currently known a total of 16 published. In 2004, I made a preliminary study on the classification, age, and moral meaning of the collected 15 pieces of such brand decorations (hereinafter referred to as “preliminary study”), and did a review of its status in the process of early civilizations in China Some thinking (hereinafter referred to as “process”). The following year, Yanshi Erlitou site 02 VM3 unearthed inlaid turquoise large dragon was officially released, in order to explain the moral meaning of bronze medal provides new information, aroused great concern of the academic community. Erlitou site at the end of the year