Yueshi culture

Yueshi culture
Geographical rangeShandong
Periodlate Neolithic to early Bronze Age
Datesc. 1900 – c. 1500 BC
Preceded byLongshan culture
Followed byErligang culture
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese岳石文化
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuèshí wénhuà

The Yueshi culture (Chinese: 岳石文化) was an archaeological culture in the Shandong region of eastern China, dated from 1900 to 1500 BC. It spanned the period from the Late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age. In the Shandong area, it followed the Longshan culture period (c. 2600–1900 BC) and was later replaced by the Erligang culture (identified with the historical Shang dynasty).