3. Regional Neolithic Developments In North China (5000–3000 B.C.)

Chang, Kwang-chih

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3. Regional Neolithic Developments In North China (5000–3000 B.C.)

Kwang-chih Chang

The Archaeology of Ancient China

~We know of two major Neolithic traditions in China before 5000 B.C.: the P’ei-li-kang and related cultures of the North, and the early cord-marked cultures of the South. By 5000 B.C. a number of clearly recognizable Neolithic cultures had sprung up all over China, in clearly defined regions, and they are all individually...

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Kwang-chih Chang

PublisherYale University Press

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https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00207.004

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Chapter subject tags:Prehistoric peoples--ChinaPottery, ChineseTools, PrehistoricNeolithic period--ChinaArchaeology--ChinaExcavations (Archaeology)--China

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Map showing distribution of Neolithic cultures in China at 5000 B.C. by Unknown
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Map showing distribution of Neolithic cultures in China at 4000–3000 B.C. by Unknown
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Map showing regional phases of the Yang-shao Culture and location of principal sites by Unknown
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Radiocarbon profile of the Wei-shui and Fen-ho phases of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Pottery jar and millet grains from Pan-p'o, Sian, Shensi by Unknown
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Stone implements from the Yang-shao Culture site at Pan-p'o, Sian by Unknown
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Fish, animal, and plant patterns in the pottery decoration of the Yang-shao Culture site at Pan-p'o, Sian by Unknown
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Reconstructed house types at the Yang-shao Culture site at Pan-p'o by Unknown
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Pottery kilns at Pan-p'o (above) and Chiang-chai, Lin-t'ung, Shensi (below) by Unknown
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Layout of the Yang-shao Culture village at Chiang-chai by Unknown
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Reconstruction of the Chiang-chai village by Unknown
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House floor F-1 at Chiang-chai by Unknown
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Part of the Yang-shao Culture cemetery at Yuan-chün-miao, in Hua-hsien, Shensi by Unknown
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Secondary burials at the Yang-shao Culture cemetery at Shih-chia, Wei-nan, Shensi by Unknown
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Burial no. 7 at Chiang-chai by Unknown
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Burial no. 457 at Yuan-chün-miao by Unknown
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Burial no. 458 at Yuan-chün-miao by Unknown
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Burial pits 1 and 2 at Heng-chen ts'un, in Hua-yin, Shensi by Unknown
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Layout of the tombs in the Yuan-chün-miao cemetery by Unknown
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Human faces in the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Bone artifacts from the Yang-shao site at Pan p'o by Unknown
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Shell, tooth, and bone ornaments and probable use of bone pin as woman's headdress by Unknown
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Utilitarian pottery vessels at Pan-p'o by Unknown
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Painted pottery vessels at Pan-p'o by Unknown
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Three decorative designs of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Types of basketry at Pan-p'o, reconstructed from impressions on pottery by Unknown
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Incised symbols on Yang-shao pottery by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Pan-p'o phase of Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Shih-chia phase of Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Miao-ti-kou phase of Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Hsi-wang-ts'un (or Late Pan-p'o) phase of Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Map showing major sites of the Central Honan phase of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Radiocarbon profile of the Central Honan phase of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Partial plan of the Ta-ho-ts'un site, excavation area 1, west by Unknown
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House floors F-1–F-4 at Ta-ho-ts'un by Unknown
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Plan of house floors F-17–F-20 at Ta-ho-ts'un by Unknown
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Pottery vessels and other objects found on house floors F-19 (left) and F-20 (right) at Ta-ho-ts'un by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Ta-ho-ts'un phase of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Painted pottery sherds from Ta-ho-ts'un by Unknown
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Painted cormorant and stone ax on a pottery urn found at Yen-ts'un, Lin-ju, Honan by Unknown
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Burial urns at Ta-ho-ts'un by Unknown
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Map showing major sites of the northern Honan–southern Hopei phase of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Radiocarbon profile of the northern Honan–southern Hopei phase of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Three cultural layers at Hou-kang, An-yang, Honan, 1972 excavations by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Hou-kang phase by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Ta-ssu-k'ung-ts'un phase by Unknown
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Major sites of the Kansu-Chinghai phases of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Radiocarbon profile of the Kansu-Chinghai phases of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Map showing overlapping Yang-shao Culture phases in Kansu by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Shih-ling-hsia phase by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Ma-chia-yao phase of the Yang-shao Culture by Unknown
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Reconstructions of houses of the Pan-shan phase at Ch'ing-kang-ch'a, Kansu by Unknown
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Pan-shan phase burial at T'u-ku-t'ai, Lan-chou, and its pottery vessels by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Pan-shan phase by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Pan-shan phase by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Pan-shan phase by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Ma-ch'ang phase by Unknown
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Ma-ch’ang phase burial M-564 at Liu-wan, Lo-tu, Chinghai by Unknown
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Pottery vessels for Ma-ch’ang phase burial M-564 at Liu-wan, Lo-tu, Chinghai by Unknown
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Pottery with symbols of the Ma-ch'ang phase at Liu-wan by Unknown
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Pottery symbols of the Ma-ch'ang phase, Liu-wan by Unknown
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Pottery symbols of the Ma-ch'ang phase, Liu-wan by Unknown
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Painted dancers on a Ma-chia-yao phase pottery bowl, at Sun-chia-chai, Ta-t'ung, Chinghai by Unknown
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Skeletal human figure on a Pan-shan phase pottery bowl at Pan-shan by Unknown
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Bisexual human figure on a Ma-ch'ang phase pottery jar at Liu-wan by Unknown
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Map showing Yang-shao Culture sites peripheral to the core area by Unknown
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Pan-p'o phase pottery vessels at Ho-chia-wan, Hsi-hsiang, Shensi by Unknown
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Human face carved on bone at Ho-chia-wan by Unknown
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Map showing major sites of the Ta-wen-k'ou Culture by Unknown
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Radiocarbon profile of the Ta-wen-k'ou Culture by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Pei-hsin phase by Unknown
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Bone, tooth, and shell sickles at Ta-wen-k'ou by Unknown
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House floors at the Ta-wen-k'ou site at Ch'eng-tzu, in Chu-ch'eng, Shantung by Unknown
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House floors at the Ta-wen-k'ou site at Ch'eng-tzu, in Chu-ch'eng, Shantung by Unknown
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Pottery kiln at Ta-wen-k'ou by Unknown
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Human burials at Ta-wen-k'ou by Unknown
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Human burials at Ta-wen-k'ou by Unknown
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Burial no. 9 and its pottery vessels at Ta-wen-k'ou by Unknown
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Polished and perforated turtle shells at Ta-tun-tzu, P'i-hsien, Kiangsu by Unknown
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Polished stone hoes at Ta-wen-k'ou by Unknown
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Pottery types of the Ta-wen-k'ou Culture by Unknown
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Animal-shaped pottery vessel from San-li-ho, Chiao-hsien, Shantung by Unknown
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Bone, tooth, and ivory objects of the Ta-wen-k'ou Culture by Unknown
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Ceramic types of the various prehistoric cultures of Shantung by Unknown
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Incised symbols on Ta-wen-k'ou pottery by Unknown
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Map showing major sites of the Hsin-lo, Hung-shan, and Fu-ho Cultures by Unknown
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Radiocarbon profile of the major earlier Neolithic sites in the north by Unknown
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House floor F-2 at Hsin-lo, Shen-yang, Liaoning by Unknown
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Stone implements from Hsin-lo by Unknown
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Bone implements and woodcarving of a bird (right) from Hsin-lo by Unknown
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Pottery types at Hsin-lo by Unknown
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Pottery types from the lower stratum at Hsiao-chu-shan, Ch'ang-tao by Unknown
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Human burials M-7 at Hsin-k'ai-liu on Lake Khanka by Unknown
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Pottery types at Hsin-k'ai-liu by Unknown
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Plans and cross-sections of three pottery kilns unearthed at Ssu-leng-shan, Hsiao-ho-yen, Ao-han Banner by Unknown
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Hung-shan Culture cemetery and tomb M-3 at Hu-t'ou-kou, in Fu-hsin, Liaoning by Unknown
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Jades from tomb M-1 at Hu-t'ou-kou by Unknown
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Jades from Hung-shan Culture sites by Unknown
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Overall view from southeast of Tung-shan-tsui site in Ch'ih-feng by Unknown
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Clay human figurines from Tung-shan-tsui by Unknown
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Stone implements of the Hung-shan Culture at Hsi-shui-ch'üan, Ch'ih-feng by Unknown
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Pottery types at Hsi-shui-ch'üan by Unknown
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Painted pottery of the Hung-shan Culture by Unknown
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Pottery, bone, and stone artifacts from Fu-ho-kou-men, Pa-lin Left Banner, Inner Mongolia by Unknown
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