葬俗是重要的民俗之一。古代各族葬俗都有自己的特点,尤以各族早期的葬俗差异更大。这种差异,是研究民族源流的重要依据。我国古代北方诸族的葬俗不尽相同,弄清当时每个民族葬俗的特点,将有助于探讨这些民族的源流,亦可借以确定考古发现之古墓葬的族属问题。首先,古代各族的葬俗存在着葬法上的区别。基本可以分为三种,即:土葬、火葬、天葬。其中 Burial customs is one of the important folk customs. The ancient ethnic funeral custom has its own characteristics, especially in the early different ethnic burial customs more. This difference is an important basis for studying the origin of the nation. The funeral customs of the ancient northern peoples in China are different. To understand the characteristics of the funeral of each ethnic group at that time will help to explore the origin of these ethnic groups and to ascertain the ethnicity of ancient tombs discovered by archeology. First of all, the burial customs of ancient ethnic groups exist in the distinction between funeral. Basically can be divided into three kinds, namely: burial, cremation, celestial burial. among them