Definition: The Majiayao culture is dated to the Early Neolithic [3190 to 1715 BC] China, and was located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Ceramics were figured, with geometric, birds, frogs, human faces, squash, shellfish and other patterns.

Examples: Gansu, Linjia

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Neolithic Period
The period in the Old World where humans first learned to tend and eventually plant crops is known as the Neolithic period.

Asian Archaeology
Archaeological sites and studies of the ancient Asian civilizations

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