Hemudu Culture
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Chinese | 河姆渡文化 |
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Dates | c. 5500 – c. 3300 BC |
Periods | Neolithic |
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ID | 1016765 |
About Hemudu Culture
The Hemudu culture was a Neolithic culture that flourished just south of the Hangzhou Bay in Jiangnan in modern Yuyao, Zhejiang, China. The culture may be divided into an early and late phases, before and after 4000 BC respectively. The site at Hemudu, 22 km north-west of Ningbo, was discovered in 1973.