Banshan was a phase of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture, c. 2600 to 2300 BC. The Banshan site is in Guanghe County, Gansu.
Geographical range | China |
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Period | Neolithic China |
Dates | c. 2600 – c. 2300 BC |
Type site | Banshan |
Preceded by | Majiayao phase |
Followed by | Machang phase |
In 1923 and 1924, Swedish scholar J. G. Anderson discovered the sites of Banshan, Majiayao, Machang, Qijia and Xindian at Lajia on the north bank of the Yellow River.[1]
Gallery
- Human head, part of urn from the Banshan phase of the Yangshao culture. Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Östasiatiska museet), Stockholm.
- Painted pottery jug from the Banshan phase of the Yangshao culture. The Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, Guangzhou, China.
- Reconstruction of a Banshan phase burial site in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm
References
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