The Cishan culture (磁山文化) (6000-5500 BC) was a Neolithic Yellow River culture in northern China, centered primarily around southern Hebei. The Cishan culture was based on millet farming. Common artifacts from the culture include stone grinders, stone sickles and tripod pottery. (7th millennium BC – 6th millennium BC – 5th millennium BC – other millennia) Events c. ... (7th millennium BC – 6th millennium BC – 5th millennium BC – other millennia) Events c. ... An array of Neolithic artefacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae Scotland, Europes most complete Neolithic village. ... The Yellow River (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin:  ; Wade-Giles: Hwang-ho, sometimes simply called the River in ancient Chinese) is the second longest river in China (after Yangtze River) and the fifth in the world. ... Hebei (Chinese: 河北; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... // Pearl millet in the field Ripe head of proso millet For other uses, see Millet (disambiguation). ...

Since the culture shared many similarities with its southern neighbor, the Peiligang culture, both cultures are sometimes referred to together as the Cishan-Peiligang culture or Peiligang-Cishan culture. The Cishan culture also shared several similiarities with its eastern neighbor, the Beixin culture. The Peiligang culture (裴李崗文化) is a name given by archaeologists to a group of Neolithic communities who lived in the Yiluo river valley in Henan Province, China. ... The Beixin culture (北辛文化) (5300-4100 BC[1]) was a Neolithic culture in Shandong, China. ...

The type site at Cishan is located in Wu'an County, Hebei, China. The site covered an area of around 80,000 m². The houses at Cishan were semi-subterranean and round. The site showed evidence of domesticated pigs, dogs and chicken, with pigs providing the primary source of meat. Fish was also an important part of the diet at Cishan. In archaeology a type site (also known as a type-site or typesite) is a site that is considered the model of a particular archaeological culture. ...

Over 500 subterranean storage pits were discovered at Cishan. These pits were used to store millet. The largest pits were 5 meters deep and capable of storing up to 1000 kg of millet.

See also

• List of Neolithic cultures of China
• Dadiwan culture

This is a list of Neolithic cultures of China that have been discovered by archaeologists, sorted in chronological order from the earliest founding to the latest. ... The Dadiwan culture (大地灣文化) (5800-5400 BC) was a Neolithic culture found primarily in Gansu and western Shaanxi, China. ...

References

• Allan, Sarah (ed), The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective, ISBN 0-300-09382-9
• Higham, Charles, The Bronze Age of Southeast Asia, ISBN 0-521-56505-7