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Origins of Chinese Civilization

1. early humans in China2. Neolithic Revolution and social complexity3. Neolithic material culture in China (Dawenkou tomb M10)4. regional interaction and the origins of Chinese civilization

Paleolithic “old stone” 2,000,000 bp -10,000 bp

Bifacial hand axes Paleolithic period

Homo erectus

Skull of “Peking Man” first discovered in 1920's in Beijing ca. 500,000 bp

Homo sapiens earliest fossil evidence in China ca. 150,000-100,000 bp

1. early humans in China 2. Neolithic Revolution and social complexity 3. Neolithic material culture in China (Dawenkou tomb M10) 4. regional interaction and the origins of Chinese civilization

Neolithic “new stone” 8,000 BCE-2,000 BCE

Neolithic tools discovered in Mongolia

Neolithic Revolution ca. 10,000 bp

Neolithic pottery Banpo site Xi'an, Shaanxi Province

social complexity

1. early humans in China 2. Neolithic Revolution and social complexity 3. Neolithic material culture in China (Dawenkou tomb M10) 4. regional interaction and the origins of Chinese civilization

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Xi/Pearl R.

Shandong Peninsula

Dawenkou 4300-2500 BCE

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Xi/Pearl R.

Dawenkou Tomb M10

vertical shaft tomb

secondary ledge

Pottery from Dawenkou Culture ca. 5000-3000 BCE) Shandong Province

Dawenkou pottery

Jade axe from Dawenkou Tomb M10 Lower Yellow r. valley c. 4000-3000 BCE

ritual object

Jade pendant NE China ca. 3000-2500 BCE

Jade dragon NE China ca. 3000-2500 BCE

Jade hair ornament inlaid with turquoise Lower Yellow r. valley c. 2000 BCE

Jade axe Lower Yellow r. valley c. 4000-3000 BCE

jade disk Lower Yangzi r. valley ca 3000-2000 BCE

Black "eggshell" pottery Longshan Culture 2500-1500 B.C.E. Yellow r. valley

Jade tubes Lower Yangzi r. valley ca. 3000-2000 BCE

Jade axe Lower Yangzi r. valley ca. 3000 BCE

1. early humans in China 2. Neolithic Revolution and social complexity 3. Neolithic material culture in China (Dawenkou tomb M10) 4. regional interaction and the origins of Chinese civilization

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Xi/Pearl R.

Yangshao 5000-3000 BCE

Longshan 3000-2000 BCE

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Xi/Pearl R.

Painted Pottery Yangshao culture 5000-3000 BCE Middle Yellow River Valley

Black pottery Longshan Culture 2500-1500 BCE Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi

Yangshao 5000-3000 BCE

Longshan 3000-2000 BCE

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Xi/Pearl R.

Yangshao 5000-3000 BCE

Longshan 3000-2000 BCE

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Liangzhu 3300-2200 BCE

Xi/Pearl R.

Liangzhu Culture Zhejiang, Jiangsu 3300-2200 B.C.E.

Yangshao 5000-3000 BCE

Longshan 3000-2000 BCE

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Liangzhu 3300-2200 BCE

Hongshan 3000-2500 BCE

Xi/Pearl R.

Jade dragon Hongshan Culture ca. 3000-2500 BCE Liaoning Province

Yangshao 5000-3000 BCE

Longshan 3000-2000 BCE

Regional cultures of Neolithic China

Liangzhu 3300-2200 BCE

Hongshan 3000-2500 BCE

Xi/Pearl R.

Late Longshan Culture 2500-1500 B.C.E. Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi

jade disk Lower Yangzi r. valley ca 3000-2000 BCE

Jade axe Lower Yangzi r. valley ca. 3000 BCE

pounded-earth construction hangtu

pounded earth foundation hangtu

Architectural foundation (51 m x 32 m) Henan Province ca. 1600 BCE