新疆地处中国西部,历史上曾经是众多游牧和骑马民族的主要活动地域,这些早期的骑马民族文化在中西文化交流的进程中扮演了非常重要的角色。了解骑马民族文化在新疆地区的兴衰、交替的过程,对于认识中国北方游牧民族发展的历史具有十分重要的意义。一、发现概况对于骑马民族文化遗存的辨认,最直接的证据就是对马和马上用具、装饰物品的发现。其他的发现也可以作为间接的证据,如骑马者所使用的工具、武器,以及骑马者的 Xinjiang is located in the western part of China. Historically, Xinjiang was the main activity area of ​​numerous nomadic and horse riding nationalities. These early riding national cultures played a very important role in the process of the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures. Understanding the process of the rise and fall of equestrian national culture in Xinjiang is of great significance for understanding the history of the nomadic development in northern China. First, the discovery of the situation For the identification of horse riding ethnic cultural relics, the most direct evidence is the horse and immediately appliances, decorative objects found. Other findings can also be used as indirect evidence, such as the tools used by the rider, the weapon, and the rider’s