我国古代有用人殉葬的制度。大约在原始社会末期的龙山文化和齐家文化时期已经开始出现。那时被用作人殉的大概是部落之间战争的俘虏,或是处于奴隶地位的妇女。把人殉作为一种广泛推行的制度,是在奴隶制国家建立之后,尤以商殷时代为最盛。无论早南或晚商,大、中型墓都有殉葬人,而且数量最多,少则数十人,多则一二百人。据不完全的统计,仅在安阳殷墟的发掘中,已发现的人殉总数就达5000人以上。这些殉葬人,主要是男性的青壮年,也有儿童和妇女。西周 The system of sacrificial burial in ancient China. About the end of the primitive society Longshan culture and Qijia culture period has begun to appear. At the time, being used as human sacrifice was probably a prisoner of war between the tribes or a slave woman. The martyrdom of mankind as a widespread system was established after slavery was established, especially in the Shang and Yin dynasties. Whether early or late Shang, large, medium-sized tombs have sacrificed, and the largest number, ranging from as few as dozens, as many as one or two hundred people. According to incomplete statistics, the total number of martyrs found has only reached over 5,000 in the excavations of Yin Ruins in Anyang alone. These sacrificial burials, mainly male males, also have children and women. Western Zhou Dynasty