The Qijia culture (2200 BC – 1600 BC) was an early Bronze Age culture distributed around the upper Yellow River region of Gansu (centered in Lanzhou) and eastern Qinghai, China.It is regarded as one of the earliest bronze cultures in China. The Qijia Culture is named after the Qijiaping Site in Gansu Province. Prior to Qijia culture, in the same area there existed Majiayao …

The Liangzhu culture (/ ˈ l j ɑː ŋ ˈ dʒ uː /; 3300–2300 BC) was the last Neolithic jade culture in the Yangtze River Delta of China. The culture was highly stratified, as jade, silk, ivory and lacquer artifacts were found exclusively in elite burials, while pottery was more commonly found in the burial plots of poorer individuals. This division of class indicates that the Liangzhu ...

Le Néolithique (autrement appelé « âge de la pierre polie »), qui succède au Mésolithique, est une période marquée par de profondes mutations techniques et sociales, liées à l’adoption par les groupes humains d’un modèle de subsistance fondé sur l’agriculture et l’élevage, et impliquant le plus souvent une sédentarisation.Les principales innovations techniques sont la ...