砖瓦是我国古代最早使用的人工建筑材料,它的发明,使我国古代建筑脱离了“茅茨土阶”的简陋状态而进入了比较高级的阶段,在古代建筑史上占有重要的地位。瓦的发明早于砖的发明,制瓦技术是从陶器发展而来的。1976年,考古工作者在陕西岐山县凤雏村西周早期宗庙遗址中,发现有少量带瓦钉或瓦环的绳形纹瓦,这是我国迄今发现最早的 Brick and tile is the earliest artificial building material used in ancient China. Its invention made the ancient architecture of our country break away from the primitive state of “Mao Ci Tu Zi” and entered a relatively advanced stage, occupying an important position in the history of ancient architecture. The invention of tile was earlier than the invention of brick, and tile technology evolved from pottery. In 1976, archaeologists found a small amount of rope-shaped tiles with nails or shingles in the early Zongmiao Site in Fengxiao Village, Qishan County, Shaanxi Province, which is the earliest discovered in our country so far