众所周知,以大地湾文化、马家窑文化为代表的甘肃地区的史前文化其起源和发展有着一条清晰的脉络,构成了完整的史前文化发展史。本区史前文化中所见墓葬及随葬品均体现了华夏文明物质文化演进历史,充分说明了中国史前文化的多元性和甘肃地区史前文化在中国新石器时代所具有的重要地位,可见甘肃地区是华夏文明起源地之一。一、甘肃地区主要史前文化分布概况甘肃地控黄河上游,沟通黄土高原、青藏高原、内蒙古高原,东通陕西,南瞰巴蜀、青海,西达新疆,北扼内 It is well known that the origins and development of prehistoric culture in Gansu, represented by Dadiwan culture and Majiayao culture, have a clear context and constitute a complete history of prehistoric cultural development. The tombs and funerary objects seen in the prehistoric culture in this area all reflect the evolution of the material culture of the Chinese civilization and fully illustrate the diversity of the prehistoric cultures in China and the important position of the prehistoric culture in the Neolithic period in Gansu Province. One of the origins of Huaxia civilization. I. Overview of Major Prehistoric Cultural Distributions in Gansu Gansu prefers the upper reaches of the Yellow River to communicate with the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Inner Mongolia Plateau, the East Side of Shaanxi Province, the South Side of Bashu, Qinghai and Xida Xinjiang,