社会历史的分期是涉及马克思主义社会形态学说的一个重要问题。在原始社会史的分期中,多年以来,我国学术界普遍接受苏联学者的观点,采用所谓两段分期法,即将整个原始社会的发展分为原始群、原始公社两大时期,再将原始公社的发展分为母系氏族公社和父系氏族公社两个阶段。近几年来,我国有些学者进一步钻研马克思主义经典作家的有关著作,结合新的科学发现,特别是古人类学、考古学方面的 The staging of social history is an important issue that involves the doctrine of social formation of Marxism. Over the years, the academic circles in our country have generally accepted the views of Soviet scholars and adopted the so-called two-stage staging method, which divides the development of the entire primitive society into two primitive periods: the primitive group and the primitive commune, Development is divided into matrilineal clan commune and patriarchal clan communes two stages. In recent years, some scholars in our country have further studied the relevant writings of classical Marxist writers, combined with new scientific discoveries, especially in the areas of ancient anthropology and archeology