Geographical range | China | ||
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Period | Neolithic China | ||
Dates | 7500–6100 BC | ||
Type site | Pengtoushan | ||
Major sites | Bashidang | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 彭頭山文化 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 彭头山文化 | ||
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The Pengtoushan culture was a Neolithic culture located around the central Yangtze River region in northwestern Hunan province, China. It dates to around 7500–6100 BC,[1] and was roughly contemporaneous with the Peiligang culture to the north. It is named after the type site at Pengtoushan.