“马城子文化”是东北地区青铜时代早期一支重要的考古学文化,它的发现、确认、命名经历了一个曲折的过程。马城子文化内涵的界定对于研究辽东地区青铜时代考古学文化谱系及同时期石构墓葬具有重要意义。 “MaChengzi Culture ” is an important archaeological culture in northeastern Bronze Age. Its discovery, confirmation and naming have undergone a twists and turns. The definition of the cultural connotation of the MaChengzi is of great significance to the study of the archeological and cultural pedigree of the Bronze Age and stone tombs of the same period in the Liaodong area.