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| Geographical range | Shandong | ||||||
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| Period | Neolithic China | ||||||
| Dates | c. 5300 – c. 4100 BC | ||||||
| Preceded by | Houli culture | ||||||
| Followed by | Dawenkou culture | ||||||
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| Chinese | 北辛文化 | ||||||
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The Beixin culture (5300–4100 BC[1]) was a Neolithic culture in Shandong, China. It was the successor of the Houli culture (6500–5500 BC) and precursor of the Dawenkou culture (4100–2600 BC).[2] The Beixin culture contains the first example of dental ablation in China, a practice that became common in the Dawenkou.[3]
The type site at Beixin was discovered in Tengzhou, Shandong, China. The site was excavated from 1978 to 1979.[1]
- ^ a b Liu, Li (2004). The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States. Cambridge University Press. pp. 193–194. ISBN 1139441701.
- ^ Hirst, K. Kris (2013). "Beixin Culture". About.com. Archived from the original on 2005-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ Lee, Christine (2017). "The Relationship between Intentional Dental Ablation and Hereditary Agenesis in Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age China". In Burnett, Scott E.; Irish, Joel D. (eds.). A World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth. University Press of Florida. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-8130-5297-7.