Through analying the archaeological information of Bronze Age in Guizhou,Province,this article indicates that the so-called Yelang culture includes three different cultures,and it is not proper to mix them together or regard them as one culture.

• 本文通过对被认为属于"夜郎文化"的威宁中水、赫章可乐、普安铜鼓山等遗址和墓地的出土遗物的对比研究,指出过去所认定的"夜郎文化"实际上是包含了三种不同的青铜时代文化类型,由此得出的"夜郎文化"并非严格上的考古学文化,而仅是一个大杂烩。