Yangshao culture (仰韶文化) was a Neolithic culture that existed extensively along the central Yellow River in China. The culture is named after Yangshao, the first excavated representative village of this culture, which was discovered in 1921 in Henan Province. The culture is dated at around 5000 to 3000 BC. It was a society based on millet farming. The Neolithic, (Greek neos=new, lithos=stone, or New Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. ... For other Yellow Rivers, see Yellow River (disambiguation). ... Nutrition information for one cup of cooked millet Millet is the collective name of a group of genera of the grass family(Gramineae/Paniceae) widely grown around the world for food or animal feed. ...
The most distinctive feature of Yangshao culture was the extensive use of painted pottery, especially human facial, animal, and geometric designs. Unlike the later Longshan culture, the Yangshao culture did not use pottery wheels in pottery-making. Excavations found that children were buried in painted pottery jars. Longshan culture was a late Neolithic culture centered around the central and lower Yellow River in China. ...
The archaeological site of Banpo village, near X'ian, is one of the most well-known sites related to Yangshao culture.
Refereneces
Liu, Li. The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States, ISBN 0521811848
YangshaoCulture occurred in the late Neolithic Age about 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, and is significant due to technological advances in pottery making.
Accordingly, YangshaoCulture is often referred to as “Red-Pottery Culture” or “Painted-Pottery Culture.” One of the most striking pieces of pottery from this culture is a basin discovered at Banpo village that is decorated with a human and fish motifs.
YangshaoCulture is further characterized by its social arrangement — a tribal clan community that was matriarchal.
During the late stages of the culture, the Qijia culture retreated from the west and suffered a reduction in population size.
The Wucheng culture was a distinct contemporary of Sanxingdui and Yinxu and is known for its distinct geometric pottery and bronze bells, the clapperless nao.
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