夏家店上层文化是内蒙古东南部西周中晚期至春秋早期一支较为发达的青铜时代文化,在长城沿线的青铜文明中占据着显著的位置。其不仅与长城沿线各区域的青铜文化有着千丝万缕的联系,而且在欧亚草原青铜文化的形成过程中亦发挥着极其重要的作用。目前学界广泛认为其文化分布区域大致以老哈河流域和西拉木伦河流域为中心,东可达努鲁儿虎山、大凌河上游一线,西抵浑善达克沙地东缘,
As an extremely well developed Bronze Age civilization in west Liaoning region, the Upper Xiajiadian Culture with a developed religious culture not only has the special sacrificial sites or region, but also the different connotations and meanings of sacrificial remains of the most sites, which reflecting the spiritual civilization and the unique cultural connotation of the Upper Xiajiadian Culture. Through the research and analysis of this kind of remains, the related discussion and explanation of the spiritual life of the Upper Xiajiadian Culture can be figured ont.