A Chinese Neolithic culture in Shandong noted for its turquoise, jade, and ivory artifacts, early writing-like signs on pottery, and distinctive burial practices indicating social hierarchy.
The Dawenkou culture ended around 2600 BCE, evolving gradually into the Longshan culture in the Shandong region of the lower Yellow River and Huai River regions, with late Dawenkou pottery directly antecedent to the Longshan black-ware tradition.
Covers Shandong Neolithic cultures including Dawenkou.
The current standard synthesis of early Chinese archaeology, covering Yangshao, Hongshan, Longshan, Liangzhu, and Erlitou as China moves toward state formation.