卡约文化是青铜器时代青海境内主要的土著文化类型,它与青海地区的齐家文化有着密切的关系,现已在青海各地发现文化遗存达1700多处,分布的范围也很广泛,其年代大致相当于公元前1600年至公元前740年。卡约文化的房屋以半地穴式为主,也有地面式的房屋,主要分布在河流两岸的台地上,也有的选在高山和地势险要的地方。经济生活方面,大体上早期是农牧业并重,晚期以牧业为主;农作物主要有粟、麦类,牲畜主要有马牛、羊等,畜牧业较以前有了很大的发展。手工业主要有铜器制造业和制陶业。墓葬中有人殉和牲殉现象,并出土了数量较多的刀、矛、戈等兵器。这一时期的社会,大致处于原始社会末期的军事民主制阶段。 The culture of Cayo is the main type of indigenous culture in the Qing Dynasty in the Bronze Age. It has a close relationship with the Qijia culture in Qinghai. More than 1,700 cultural relics have been found in different parts of Qinghai. The scope of its distribution is also very broad. The equivalent of 1600 BC to 740 BC. The houses of Caoyou are dominated by semi-crypts and ground-based houses, which are mainly distributed on the platforms on both banks of the river. Some choose places that are high in the mountains and difficult to locate on the terrain. In terms of economic life, agriculture and animal husbandry are generally equal in the early stages and dominated by late-stage livestock. Crops mainly include millet and wheat, and livestock mainly include horses and sheep. Livestock husbandry has greatly developed from the past. Handicrafts mainly copper manufacturing and ceramics industry. There was a phenomenon of martyrdom and martyrdom in the tombs and unearthed a large number of weapons such as knives, spears and gens. The society in this period was generally at the stage of military democracy at the end of primitive society.