Peiligang culture

Peiligang culture

Geographical range	Henan, China
Period	Neolithic China
Dates	7000–5000 BC
Type site	Peiligang
Major sites	Jiahu
Followed by	Yangshao culture
Chinese name
Chinese	裴李崗文化
Traditional Chinese	裴李崗文化
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Péilǐgāng Wénhuà

Red pot with two small "ear" handles, from the Peiligang culture, c. 6000–5200 BC

The Peiligang culture is the name given by archaeologists to a group of Neolithic communities in the Yi-Luo river basin in Henan Province, China.

See also

• Jiahu
• Jiahu symbols
• Prehistoric Beifudi site

Further reading

• Liu, Li (2004). The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81184-2.
• Liu, Li; Chen, Xingcan (2012). The Archaeology of China: From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-64310-8.