Banshan

Banshan was a phase of the Chinese Neolithic Yangshao culture, c. 2600 to 2300 BC. The Banshan site is in Guanghe County, Gansu.

Banshan phase
Geographical rangeChina
PeriodNeolithic China
Datesc. 2600 – c. 2300 BC
Type siteBanshan
Preceded byMajiayao culture
Followed byLongshan culture

In 1923 and 1924, Swedish scholar J. G. Anderson discovered the sites of Banshan, Majiayao, Machang, Qijia and Xindian at Lajia on the north bank of the Yellow River.[1]

  • Human head, part of urn from the Banshan phase of the Yangshao culture. Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Östasiatiska museet), Stockholm.
  • Painted pottery jug from the Banshan phase of the Yangshao culture. The Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, Guangzhou, China.
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Chinese Archaeology
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