Bird-like, tiger-like, or turtle-like? Where did the Liangzhu culture gods and goddesses with animal faces emblem come from?

Introduction. Liangzhu culture is an archaeological culture located in the plain area of the lower Yangtze River during the late Neolithic period in China, and at present we generally believe that they represent the three Miao groups of the Yao-Sun-Yu period. Liangzhu culture is famous for the discovery of large ritual building sites, large tombs, …

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Majiayao Culture

Introduction The Majiayao culture was first discovered in 1923 in the village of Majiayao in Lintao County, Gansu Province, hence the name. Mainly distributed in the upper reaches of the Yellow River area and Gansu, Qinghai territory of the Tao River, Daxia River and Huangshui basin and Liangzhou Valley water basin around. Majiayao culture is …

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Dawenkou Culture

Excavation process The remains of the Dawenkou Culture were first discovered at the site of Gangshang Village in Teng County in 1952 and at the Huashang Cemetery in Xinyi, Jiangsu Province in 1952 and 1953, but the nature of the culture was long recognized as the Longshan Culture. It was not until the excavation of …

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Red Mountain Culture

Introduction The Hongshan culture is centered on the middle tributaries of the Liaohe River basin, the Siramushi River, the Laohar River and the Daling River, with a distribution area of 200,000 square kilometers, about 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, and lasting for as long as 2,000 years. The social form of the Hongshan culture was …

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Yangshao Culture

Overview The Yangshao Culture, dating from about 5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C., is a culture belonging to the Neolithic category. It was distributed throughout the middle reaches of the Yellow River from today’s Gansu Province to Henan Province, centered in the Weishui River valley and extending eastward from Baoji City, Shaanxi Province to Henan Province. …

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Majiabang culture

Introduction Neolithic culture in the lower Yangtze River region of China. It was named after the site of Majiabang in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. It was mainly distributed in the Taihu Lake area, south to the north bank of the Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province, and northwest to the area of Changzhou in Jiangsu Province. …

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Magnetic Hill Culture

Distribution Area The Yangshan Culture is an early Neolithic culture in northern China, named after the first discovery in Yangshan, Wu’an, Hebei. It was first discovered in 1933 in Wuangshan, Hebei, and appeared around 5400~5100 B.C. It is an important culture of the early Neolithic period in North China, along with the Pei Ligang culture. …

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Culture of Xinglongwa

Introduction The Xinglongwa culture, about 8000 years old, was first discovered in the village of Xinglongwa, Baoguotu Township, Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and was named after the economic form of hunting and gathering in addition to farming. The Xinglongwa site is a representative site of the Xinglongwa culture, and is an early and …

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Culture of Pei Ligang

Cultural Discoveries The Pei Ligang culture, discovered in 1977, more than 8000 years ago, and the Yangshao culture, discovered in 1921, more than 5000 years ago, are major discoveries in Chinese Neolithic archaeology. New archaeological materials since half a century have proved that these two cultures had a wide distribution in Henan Province, China, and …

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Yuchanyan Cave

Archaeological History The Yuqangyan site was discovered in 1988. The Sino-American cooperation in excavating the Yuqangyan site was officially approved by the State Council. In 1993 and 1995, the earliest cultivated rice specimens and the earliest pottery products in the world were successively excavated at the site, which was rated as one of the one …

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