Beixin culture
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The Beixin culture was a Neolithic
culture in Shandong
, China
. 50 sites from the culture have been discovered. The culture showed evidence of millet
cultivation and water buffalo domestication.
The type site
at Beixin was discovered in Tengzhou
, Shandong, China. The site was excavated from 1978 to 1979.
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
culture in Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. 50 sites from the culture have been discovered. The culture showed evidence of millet
Millet
The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one. Their essential similarities are that they are small-seeded grasses grown in difficult...
cultivation and water buffalo domestication.
The type site
Type site
In archaeology a type site is a site that is considered the model of a particular archaeological culture...
at Beixin was discovered in Tengzhou
Tengzhou
Tengzhou is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China, and is the site of the feudal vassal State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn Period.The Mayor of Tengzhou is Du Yongguang...
, Shandong, China. The site was excavated from 1978 to 1979.