这里所说的涂尸风俗，是指古代的人们在埋葬死者时，于死者尸体的周围或头部、胸部、足部、四肢部等部位除、撒赤铁矿粉或朱砂等红色颜料的风俗。这一风俗，曾经在世界各地普遍存在。本文拟在考古资料的基础上，对我国古代徐尸风俗的分布、年代及其蕴含，作一初步的探讨，不妥 The custom of applying dead bodies here refers to the customs of the ancient people who buried the deceased except the body of the dead or the head, chest, foot, extremities and other parts except for the red pigment such as hematite powder or cinnabar . This custom, once ubiquitous throughout the world. Based on the archaeological data, this article attempts to make a tentative discussion on the distribution, age and implication of ancient Xu custom in our country,