根据文献记载和前人考证,多认为现今的河南省境内是我国历史上,由原始社会发展到奴隶制社会和建立起奴隶制国家后的夏王朝和商王朝统治的中心区域之一。并在河南境内有许多关于夏、商两代都城遗址所在地望和活动区域的传说。经过多年的考古调查和发掘证明,有不少文献记载和传说,已是可信的史实。所以河南境内就成为探索夏代文化遗存和研究商代文化遗存的重要地区之一。在河南境内进行夏代文化遗存的探索,是在商代文化考古不断发展的基础上开展起来的。新中国成立后在发现与认识安阳殷墟 According to the records of the literature and the textual research of the predecessors, it is often thought that today’s territory of Henan Province is one of the central areas under the rule of the Xia Dynasty and the Shang dynasty after the development of the primitive society in the history of our country from a primitive society to a slavery society and the establishment of slavery countries. There are also many legends about the location and activity areas of the sites of capital cities in Xia and Shang dynasties in Henan Province. After years of archaeological investigation and excavation proved that there are many records and legends, is credible historical facts. Therefore, Henan Province has become one of the most important areas for exploring the cultural relics of the Xia Dynasty and studying the cultural relics of the Shang Dynasty. The exploration of the cultural relics of the Xia Dynasty in Henan Province was carried out on the basis of the continuous development of cultural archeology in the Shang Dynasty. After the founding of New China in the discovery and understanding of Anyang Yin Ruins