hongshan culture

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Definition of hongshan culture in English English dictionary

or Hung-shan culture (4000-3000 BC) Prehistoric culture of far northern China. It appears to have had a three-tiered elite whose members were honoured with complex burials. Painted pottery found there may link it to Yangshao culture, while its beautiful jade artifacts link it to other jade-working cultures on the eastern coast, such as Liangzhu (3300-2200 BC). See also Erlitou culture; Longshan culture

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hongshan cul·ture