Majiayao culture

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The Majiayao culture (馬家窯文化) is a name given by archaeologists to a group of Neolithic communities who lived primarily in the upper Yellow River region in Gansu and Qinghai, China. The culture existed from 3100 BC to 2700 BC. The earliest discoveries of copper and bronze objects in China occur at Majiayao sites.

Often referred to as a phase of the Yangshao culture

[edit] See also

• List of Neolithic cultures of China
• Dadiwan culture
• Qijia culture
• Yangshao culture

[edit] References

• Liu, Li. The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States, ISBN 0-521-81184-8