Shijiahe culture

Shijiahe culture
Geographical rangemiddle Yangtze
PeriodNeolithic
Datesc. 2500 – c. 2000 BC
Preceded byQujialing culture
Chinese name
Chinese石家河文化
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShíjiāhé wénhuà

The Shijiahe culture (2500–2000 BC) was a late Neolithic culture centered on the middle Yangtze River region in Shijiahe Town, Tianmen, Hubei Province, China. It succeeded the Qujialing culture in the same region and inherited its unique artefact of painted spindle whorls. Pottery figurines and distinct jade worked with advanced techniques were also common to the culture.


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