Qujialing culture

Qujialing culture

Geographical range	middle Yangtze
Period	Neolithic
Dates	c. 3400 – c. 2600 BC
Preceded by	Daxi culture
Followed by	Shijiahe culture
Chinese name
Chinese	屈家嶺文化
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qūjiālǐng wénhuà

The Qujialing culture (3400–2600 BC) was a Neolithic civilisation centered primarily around the middle Yangtze River region in Hubei and Hunan, China. The culture succeeded the Daxi culture and reached southern Shaanxi, northern Jiangxi and southwest Henan. Artefact types unique to the culture include ceramic balls and painted spindle whorls; the later was inherited by the succeeding Shijiahe culture.

The type site at Qujialing was discovered in Jingshan County, Hubei, China. The site was excavated from 1955 to 1957. The remains of chickens, dogs, pigs and sheep were discovered at the site. The remains of fish were discovered in ten storage pits. Egg shell pottery and tripods were also discovered at the site.

Many of the artefacts from the culture are located in the Hubei Provincial Museum.

See also

• List of Neolithic cultures of China
• Chengtoushan culture
• Daxi culture
• Shijiahe culture

References

• Allan, Sarah (ed), The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective, ISBN 0-300-09382-9