Definition: The Daxi site is a large Neolithic period settlement and cemetery located in Wushan county within Qutang Gorge of the Yangzi River valley, China.
Excavations in the latter half of the 20th century revealed over 200 richly furnished tombs, with bone, jade, and pottery grave goods. The residents at Daxi were paddy rice farmers, and lived in a fortified settlement between 4000 and 2800 BC.
Daxi is also the name of the culture, made up of several hundred archaeological sites throughout the middle Yangzi river. One important Daxi culture site is Chengtoushan.
Excavations in the latter half of the 20th century revealed over 200 richly furnished tombs, with bone, jade, and pottery grave goods. The residents at Daxi were paddy rice farmers, and lived in a fortified settlement between 4000 and 2800 BC.
Daxi is also the name of the culture, made up of several hundred archaeological sites throughout the middle Yangzi river. One important Daxi culture site is Chengtoushan.
Source
Yang, Xiaoneng. 2004. Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century: New Perspectives on China's Past. Yale University Press, New Haven.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
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