A Primary Research On The Body Posture Of Prehistoric Tombs In The Region Of Xinjiang

At present, majority of a comparative study about archaeological culture in China using pottery as the standard, it is because that body posture is not sensitive to the spatial and temporal variation, so it can be more directly reflect the ethnic differences and ethnic identity. There are three common body postures of prehistoric tombs in the region of Xinjiang: sideways trunk-crooked legs、crunches trunk-crooked legs and crunches trunk-straight legs.From the early second millennium BC to the mid-second millennium BC, sideways trunk-crooked legs only exist in Tianshan North Road cemetery, crunches trunk-crooked legsdistributed in the Altay region, crunches trunk-straight legs distributed in the Lop Nor area. From the middle of the second millennium BC to the beginning of the century one thousand, the number of excavated cemetery increased and distribution expanded, but the body posture tends to the one, the whole Xinjiang region was occupy by sideways trunk-crooked legs, crunches trunk-crooked legs only distribute in the Keriya river basin. From the beginning of first century BC to the middle of the first century BC, the whole Xinjiang roughly separated in three groups, sideways trunk-crooked legs groupis divided into two parts, the larger one in the Hami basin, and the other one is the Shanbaby Cemetery on Pamir Plateau, The Ili River are was completely occupied by new"crunches trunk-straight legs"body posture. Crunches trunk-crooked legs group are not simple, it containsa lot ofsideways trunk-crooked legs, butthe former still in major, its distribution area northern to the Turpan Basin, Central connecting the Yanqi Basin, southern edge to the Zakunluk cemetery, Qiemo county in Tarim Basin. The Turpan Basin just located in three groups crossing section, its body posture is the most complex andvarious. Form the middle of the first century BC to the Western Han Dynasty, the body posture gradually unified torunches trunk-straight legs and the crooked legs style become veryrare.From the Second millennium BC, a group of ancient European people with has close relationship to the Afanasevo culture step into the Xinjiang region from the southern Siberia, at the same time, the cultural influence of Gansu and Qinghai regions also reached Hamibasin. From the Middle of the first century BC to the beginning of the first century BC, Andronovo culture people crowd into the Xinjiang from the west region, meeting the Karasuk culture people in the middle of Xinjiang, meanwhile, it taking a more deeper cultural exchanges and ethnic integration in Hamibasin. From the first century BC to the late Spring and Autumn thousand, the pace of the Central Plains culture westward deep into the middle of Xinjiang, to further strengthen national integration, there has been a wide variety of cultural prosperity. From the fifth century BC to the Western Han Dynasty, people from the west accepted the eastern Central Plains culture and the emergence of a significant number of mixed-type race.