Songze culture

Songze Culture
Geographical rangeEastern China
PeriodNeolithic China
Datesc. 3800 – c. 3300 BCE
Preceded byMajiabang culture
Followed byLiangzhu culture
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese崧澤文化
Simplified Chinese崧泽文化
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSōngzé wénhuà
Black pottery covered jar with inscribed design. Songze culture (c. 3,800—3,200 BCE) Excavated from Siqian Village, Qingpu County, Shanghai. Shanghai Museum
Grey pottery wine vessel of the Songze culture, 3800~3200 BCE

The Songze Culture was a Neolithic culture that existed between 3800 and 3300 BCE in the Lake Tai area near Shanghai.[1][2]

  1. ^ Wang (2001), p. 220.
  2. ^ Qin (2013), p. 578.