Late Neolithic culture centered on the middle Yangtze River region in Shijiahe, Tianmen, Hubei, China. Succeeded the already-in Qujialing culture, inheriting its distinctive painted spindle whorls, and is marked by large fortified settlements, advanced agriculture, and specialized jade and pottery-figurine craftsmanship.
Declined by the start of the 2nd millennium BC; the middle Yangtze region was later absorbed into the broader early Bronze Age cultural sphere of central China.
Covers Shijiahe as the successor culture to Qujialing on the middle Yangtze.
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