Mehrgarh is sometimes cited as the earliest known farming settlement in South Asia, based on archaeological excavations from 1974 (Jarrige et al).
Mehrgarh Period I 7000 - 5500 BCE, was neolithic and aceramic (i.e., without the use of pottery).
The earliest farming in the area was developed by semi-nomadic people using plants such as wheat and barley and animals such as sheep, goat and cattle.
Tradition speaks of the origins of Chinese culture lying in the 3rd millennium BCE with the Hsia dynasty.
The religion of the Shang was principally characterised by the use of oracle bones for divination and the development of the cult of ancestors.
Under the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220CE), the T'ang dynasty (618-907 CE), and the Sung dynasty (960-1127CE) Confucian teaching was used for public examinations.
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