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Hemudu Culture

5500 BC – 3300 BC
CultureAsia

Neolithic coastal culture south of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang, notable for early rice cultivation and possible links to pre-Austronesian cultures.

Declined in its area of the Yangtze Delta as the Liangzhu cultural sphere (already in dataset) expanded.

Borders in 5500 BC · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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