分布于鄂西峡江地区夏商时期的朝天嘴文化,是一支独立的考古学文化。其年代上限或可到二里头文化第三期左右,下限可能在殷墟第二期左右。文化因素分析的结果显示朝天嘴文化是在三星堆文化的强烈冲击下,融合了大量土著文化因素而形成的。在形成与发展过程中还吸收了江汉地区、渝东地区及中原地区的少量文化因素。 Distributed in the Western Xia River Xia You Shang mouth culture, is an independent archaeological culture. The upper limit of its age or to the second period of about two years of culture, the lower limit may be around the second half of the Yin Ruins. The result of cultural factor analysis shows that the culture of the Astronomy was formed under the strong impact of the Sanxingdui culture by integrating a large number of indigenous cultural factors. In the formation and development process also absorbed a small amount of cultural factors in Jianghan area, eastern Chongqing area and the Central Plains region.