Peiligang culture

Peiligang culture
Geographical rangeHenan, China
PeriodNeolithic China
Dates7000–5000 BC
Type sitePeiligang
Major sitesTanghu, Jiahu
Preceded byNanzhuangtou Culture
Followed byYangshao culture
Chinese name
Chinese裴李崗文化
Traditional Chinese裴李崗文化
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPéilǐgāng Wénhuà
Red pot with two small "ear" handles, from the Peiligang culture, c. 6000–5200 BC

The Peiligang culture was a Neolithic culture in the Yi-Luo river basin (in modern Henan Province, China) that existed from about 7000 to 5000 BC.[1] Over 100 sites have been identified with the Peiligang culture, nearly all of them in a fairly compact area of about 100 square kilometers in the area just south of the river and along its banks.

  1. ^ Liu, Li (2005). The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States. Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 9781139441704.