Gender Archaeological Research On Prehistoric Tombs In The Middle Reaches Of The Yangtze River

In this paper,the research object is the tombs with distinguishable genders in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River,and the relationship between the area,burial type,burial objects,and the gender of the tomb owner is discussed by means of statistics and quantitative analysis.This paper is mainly divided into three parts:First of all,this article collates the main tomb materials in the prehistoric period in the middle reaches of the Ya ngtze River,and screens out tombs that can distinguish gender.Secondly,this article divides the middle reaches of the Yangtze River into West of Jianghan plain,Han east region,Han river middle reaches,and Northeast Hubei according to burial materials,and into Daxi Culture,Yangshao Culture,Qujialing Culture,Shijiahe Culture,and The types of chaotic rock beaches in the coal mountain culture according to the culture.The article also analyzes the gender differences from three elements: the size of t he tomb,the type of burial,and the funerary goods.Finally,by summarizing the gender differences of prehistoric tombs in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River,this article finds that the prehistoric society in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River does not show the characteristics of patriarchal clan or matrilineal clan,men and women do not show significant differences in tombs.But people may already recognize the position of men in social production and life.