Qujialing culture
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| Geographical range | middleYangtze | ||||||
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| Period | Neolithic | ||||||
| Dates | c. 3400 – c. 2600 BC | ||||||
| Preceded by | Daxi culture | ||||||
| Followed by | Shijiahe culture | ||||||
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| Chinese | Khuất gia lĩnh văn hóa | ||||||
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TheQujialing culture(3400–2600 BC) was aNeolithiccivilisation centered primarily on the middleYangtze Riverregion inHubeiandHunan,China.The culture succeeded theDaxi cultureand reached southernShaanxi,northernJiangxiand southwestHenan.Artefact types unique to the culture include ceramic balls and painted spindle whorls; the latter were inherited by the succeedingShijiahe culture.
Thetype siteat Qujialing was discovered inJingshanCounty, Hubei, China. The site was excavated from 1955 to 1957. The remains of chickens, dogs, pigs and sheep were discovered at the site. The remains of fish were discovered in ten storage pits. Egg shell pottery and tripods were also discovered at the site. City walls, man-made water systems, large courtyard buildings, and residential sites were found on the site.[1]
Many of the artefacts from the culture are located in theHubei Provincial Museum.
See also
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- List of Neolithic cultures of China
- Chengtoushan culture
- Daxi culture
- Shijiahe culture
- Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
References
[edit]- ^"Large Cemetery of Qujialing Culture Discovered at Chenghe Site, Hubei Province".kaogu.cssn.cn.Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.Retrieved22 April2019.
- Allan, Sarah (ed),The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective,ISBN0-300-09382-9
