dawenkou culture

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Definition of dawenkou culture in English English dictionary

or Ta-wen-k'ou culture Chinese Neolithic culture of 4500-2700 BC. It was characterized by the emergence of delicate wheel-made pots of various colours; ornaments of stone, jade, and bone; walled towns; and high-status burials involving ledges for displaying grave goods, coffin chambers, and the burial of animal teeth, pig heads, and pig jawbones. See also Erlitou culture; Hongshan culture; Longshan culture; Neolithic Period

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dawenkou cul·ture