Majiayao culture

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Map of neolithic China, showing the location of Majiayao culture (top left)

The Majiayao culture (simplified Chinese: 马家窑文化; traditional Chinese: 馬家窰文化; pinyin: Mǎjiāyáo Wénhuà) is a name given by archaeologists to a group of Neolithic communities who lived primarily in the upper Yellow River region in eastern Gansu, eastern Qinghai and northern Sichuan,^[1] China. The culture existed from 3100 BC to 2700 BC. Some of the earliest discoveries of copper and bronze objects in China occur at Majiayao sites. ^{[citation needed]}

Painted pottery jar from the Majiayao culture, c 3100-2700 B.C. On display at the Shanghai Museum.

Painted pottery jar from the Majiayao culture

The transition from Yangshao to Majiayao coincides, climatically, with the Piora Oscillation. ^{[citation needed]}

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

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