Dawenkou
book chapter 1996 Luan Fengshi

DawenkouAsia > East Asia
This is part of a larger work on neolithic cultures of the Shandong region. The section included here is a review of 17 Dawenkou sites which were excavated between 1957 and 1989. The review also examines the various stages and periods of Dawenkou cul...

Changes in regional settlement patterns and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, China
article 2008 Underhill, Anne P. et al.

Yellow River Late NeolithicAsia > East Asia
Using data gathered from eleven years of systematic surface survey in southeastern Shandong, the authors describe changes in settlement patterns and settlement hierarchy, identify polities, and note some differences in ceramics over time, from the Ea...

Late Neolithic plant remains from northern China
article 2005 Crawford, Gary W. et al.

Yellow River Late NeolithicAsia > East Asia
This is a report on plant findings from a large-scale, systematic program of flotation. The authors discuss what types and species of plant remains were found and where they were found within the site. They hypothesize as to what the remains and thei...

Dietary adaptation during the Longshan Period in China
article 2011 Lanehart, Rheta E. et al.

Yellow River Late NeolithicAsia > East Asia
In this study of the diets of people and domesticated animals at Liangchengzhen, the authors analyzed human, faunal and macrobotanical remains, and residues from two ceramic pots, measuring C3 and C4 ratios, nitrogen isotope ratios and oxygen isotope...

Chemical identification and cultural implications of a mixed fermented beverage from late prehistoric China
article 2005 McGovern, Patrick E. et al.

Yellow River Late NeolithicAsia > East Asia
The authors collected samples from a range of ceramic containers found in a variety of contexts pertaining to the middle Longshan phase at Liangchengzhen, a regional center. Analysis on the residues extracted from the vessels provides evidence for th...