马家窑文化是新石器时代晚期分布于黄河上游特别是甘青地区的最具代表性的彩陶文化。从以往学者的论述中,可知马家窑文化与关中地区仰韶文化存在着非常密切的联系。近年来,随着大地湾考古资料的公布,陆续有专家、学者对马家窑文化的渊源、属性问题提出了一些新的观点。但是由于新石器时代基本没有所谓的“文献资料”相印证,因此在这个问题的论证上有所欠缺,而且也存在用后世文献与出土文物互相印证的 Majiayao culture is the most representative pottery culture in the late Neolithic period distributed in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, especially the Gansu region. From the expositions of scholars in the past, we can see that there is a very close relationship between Majiayao culture and Yangshao culture in Guanzhong area. In recent years, with the release of the archeological data of the Earth Bay, some experts and scholars have put forward some new ideas on the origin and property of the Majiayao culture. However, due to the fact that the Neolithic period has basically no so-called “documentary evidence”, there is a lack of proof on this issue, and there is evidence that the later literature and unearthed relics are mutually proof