Yellow River Early Neolithic

Asiahunter-gatherers to food producers
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The Yellow River Early Neolithic Tradition is located in China north of the Qinling-Huaihe Line, including Northeast China and the upper Han River Valley. It occurred from 8500-6200 BP. The people were incipient agriculturalists (mostly raising millet and pigs) who still hunted, fished, and gathered. Settlements became larger and more permanent throughout the tradition. Both ceramics and cemeteries became common.

Identifier
Region
  • Asia
Subregion
  • East Asia
Subsistence Type
  • hunter-gatherers to food producers
Countries
  • China