本文所述甘青地区包括甘肃省大部和青海省东部,所述史前时期是指新石器时代和进入周秦汉文化之前的青铜时代(或早期铁器时代)。通过陶器研究,该时空范围内的考古学文化序列已经基本确定,可以概括为马家窑文化马家窑类型—马家窑文化半山、马厂类型—齐家文化—四坝、辛店、卡约、寺洼、沙井文化这样四个大的阶段,这是我们进一步研究的基础。鉴于陶器仅仅是人们生活用具的一部分,在反映人的组群方面相对而言不如葬俗更为准确,本文拟从葬俗的一个主要方面,即葬式入手,对甘青地区史前人群及其变迁做一点探讨,以期对于该地区的考古学研究稍有推进。错 The Gansu area described in this article includes most of Gansu Province and the eastern part of Qinghai Province. The prehistoric period refers to the Bronze Age (or Early Iron Age) before the Neolithic Age and before the Ch’in and Han Dynasties. Through pottery research, the time series of archeology and cultural sequences have been basically determined, which can be summarized as the type of Majiayao culture Majiayao - Majiayao culture Mid-Levels, the type of horse factory - Qijia Culture - Shiba, Xindian, card About, Temple depression, manhole culture, such four major stages, which is our basis for further research. In view of the fact that pottery is only a part of people’s daily life, it is less accurate in reflecting the group of people than the funeral custom. This article intends to discuss the changes of the prehistoric population and its changes in Gansu from one of the main aspects of funeral customs, Do a bit of exploration, with a view to the archeology of the region to promote slightly. wrong