Peiligang 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 culture existed from
7000 BC to
5000 BC. Over 70 sites have been identified with the Peiligang culture. The culture is named after the site discovered in
1977 at Peiligang. Archaelogists believe that the Peiligang culture was
egalitarian, with little political organization.
The culture practiced agriculture in the form of
millet farming and animal husbandry in the form of pig raising. The culture is also one of the oldest in ancient China to make
pottery.
The site at
Jiahu is one of the earliest sites associated with this culture.
* Liu, Li.
The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States, ISBN 0521811848
*
Yangshao culture*
Longshan culture
