宁夏史前远古人类文明的序幕

旧石器时代晚期的水洞沟遗址,是宁夏也是我国远古人类文明进程的活化石。各类尖状石器和刮削器是其代表性的器物;驼鸟蛋壳制成的装饰品,体现了人类早期的审美意识。新石器时代的马家窑文化、菜园文化和齐家文化体现了农业文明在宁夏的延伸,是仰韶文化西进过程中黄土高原化的产物。在文化内涵上,它们既有密切联系,又有各自的特点。这一时期的青铜文化,同样是草原文化与中原文化发展过程中相互融合,又各具文化背景的文化类型。

The Prologue to the Civilization of Ancient People in Ningxia

Shuidonggou ruins of Old Stone Age are a living fossil of the course of civilization of the ancient Chinese people. Various pointed stone artifacts and scraping and whittling cutting cutters are its representatives. The ornaments made of the shell of ostrich egg reflect the aesthetic judgment of the early people. Majiayao Culture, Caiyuan Culture and Qijia Culture of New Stone Age, an extension of Agriculture in Ningxia, are a Loess Plateau product of Yangshao Culture in its west movement. Culturally, they are closely related and have each own characters. The Bronze Culture of this period is a culture combining Prairie Culture and Culture of central Plains while keeping its own characters.