Yangshao culture
5000–3000 BC Chinese archaeological culture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Yangshao culture?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Yangshao culture (Chinese: 仰韶文化; pinyin: Yǎngsháo wénhuà) was a Neolithic culture that existed extensively along the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China from around 5000 BC to 3000 BC. The culture is named after the Yangshao site, the first excavated site of this culture, which was discovered in 1921 in the town of Yangshao in western Henan by the Swedish geologist Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960).[1] The culture flourished mainly in Henan, as well as the neighboring provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi.
Geographical range | Middle reaches of Yellow River | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period | Neolithic | ||||||
Dates | c. 5000 – c. 3000 BC | ||||||
Major sites | Shuanghuaishu, Banpo, Jiangzhai | ||||||
Preceded by | Peiligang culture, Baijia culture, Dadiwan culture, Cishan culture | ||||||
Followed by | Majiayao (3300–2000 BCE) Longshan culture (3000-1900 BCE) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 仰韶文化 | ||||||
| |||||||
Recent research indicates a common origin and spread of the Sino-Tibetan languages with the Cishan, Yangshao or Majiayao cultures.[2][3][4][5]