Xiajiadian Culture
Xiajiadian culture is the name of two distinct Bronze Age cultures in northeast China: *Lower Xiajiadian culture The Lower Xiajiadian culture (; 2200–1600 BC) is an archaeological culture in Northeast China, found mainly in southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, and western Liaoning, China. Subsistence was based on millet farming supplemented wi ... (2200-1600 BCE) * Upper Xiajiadian culture (1000-600 BCE) {{Disambig ...
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Lower Xiajiadian Culture
The Lower Xiajiadian culture (; 2200–1600 BC) is an archaeological culture in Northeast China, found mainly in southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, and western Liaoning, China. Subsistence was based on millet farming supplemented with animal husbandry and hunting. Archaeological sites have yielded the remains of pigs, dogs, sheep, and cattle. The culture built permanent settlements and achieved relatively high population densities. The population levels reached by the Lower Xiajiadian culture in the Chifeng region would not be matched until the Liao Dynasty. The culture was preceded by the Hongshan culture, through the transitional Xiaoheyan culture. The type site is represented by the lower layer at Xiajiadian in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. According to a 2011 study published in the ''Journal of Human Genetics'', "the West Liao River Valley was a contact zone between northern steppe tribes and the Central Plain farming population. The formation and development of th ...
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