殉葬又称陪葬,是指以器物、牲畜甚至活人陪同死者葬入墓穴,以保证死者亡魂的冥福。有的是死者的妻妾、侍仆被随同埋葬,也有用俑、财物、器具等随葬。以活人陪葬,是古代丧葬常有的习俗,龙山文化时期(约五千年以前)就出现人殉,商朝男女贵族墓葬就有大量的人殉,但没有夫妻合葬、妻妇殉夫的现象。 Sacrificial burial, also known as sacrificial burial, means the funeral of the deceased with the help of utensils, livestock and even living beings buried in the grave. Some are wives and concubines of the dead, accompanied by servants to be buried, but also useful figurines, property, utensils and other funeral. To live with funeral, is an ancient custom of funeral, Longshan Culture period (about five thousand years ago) appeared on the human martyrdom, Shang and Han Dynasties aristocratic tombs have a large number of people died, but no husband and wife funeral, phenomenon.