Kayue culture
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Kayue culture was a Bronze Age
culture in Northwest China in the area of the upper reaches of the Huang He (Yellow River) and its tributary Huang Shui (Tib. Tsong Chu). It was discovered in 1923 in the villages Kayue 卡 约 村 and Xiaxihe 下 西 河村 of Yunguchuan Huangzhong in the territory of China's Qinghai Province and is named after the village of Kayue. The former name of the Kayue culture was Kayao culture (Chinese 卡 窑 文化, Kǎyáo Wenhua), it was previously assigned to the Siwa culture
. It is dated to the period of approximately 900 to 600 BCE. It is a culture of the ancient Qiang
people.
The Kayue culture was mainly distributed in the territory of the Minhe, Ledu
, Ping'an
, Xining
, Huzhu, Datong, Haiyan, Gangca (Gangcha), Tongren and Huangzhong, where were discovered more than 200 sites and over 1,000 graves. Among them was the Bronze Age necropolis Suzhi (Suzhi mudi 苏志 墓地) in the Salar Autonomous County of Xunhua.
Among the cultural relics were discovered gold artifacts considered particularly valuable because they reveal facts about gold smelting, production, and use an early time. They reflect the cultural uniqueness of the Qiang (羌) ancient people, who lived in the northeastern region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
culture in Northwest China in the area of the upper reaches of the Huang He (Yellow River) and its tributary Huang Shui (Tib. Tsong Chu). It was discovered in 1923 in the villages Kayue 卡 约 村 and Xiaxihe 下 西 河村 of Yunguchuan Huangzhong in the territory of China's Qinghai Province and is named after the village of Kayue. The former name of the Kayue culture was Kayao culture (Chinese 卡 窑 文化, Kǎyáo Wenhua), it was previously assigned to the Siwa culture
Siwa culture
Siwa culture was a Bronze Age nomadic culture in the Gansu Province area, China. It was first discovered in Siwashan , in the Lintao district , hence its name...
. It is dated to the period of approximately 900 to 600 BCE. It is a culture of the ancient Qiang
Qiang
The Qiang people are an ethnic group of China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 200,000, living mainly in northwestern part of Sichuan province....
people.
The Kayue culture was mainly distributed in the territory of the Minhe, Ledu
Ledu
Ledu is a county and town in the Chinese province of Qinghai. Nearby are Pinganyi and the city of Xining.- External links :* from Multimap* , the largest tombs of primitive China...
, Ping'an
Ping'an
Ping'an may refer to:*Ping'an Avenue , major through route in Beijing, China*Ping'an County , in Qinghai Province, China*Ping An Insurance , Chinese insurance company*Ping'an Town , name of several towns in China...
, Xining
Xining
Xining is the capital of Qinghai province, People's Republic of China, and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. It has 2,208,708 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,198,304 live in the built up area made of 4 urban districts.-History:...
, Huzhu, Datong, Haiyan, Gangca (Gangcha), Tongren and Huangzhong, where were discovered more than 200 sites and over 1,000 graves. Among them was the Bronze Age necropolis Suzhi (Suzhi mudi 苏志 墓地) in the Salar Autonomous County of Xunhua.
Among the cultural relics were discovered gold artifacts considered particularly valuable because they reveal facts about gold smelting, production, and use an early time. They reflect the cultural uniqueness of the Qiang (羌) ancient people, who lived in the northeastern region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Literature
- "Report on the Excavation of the Cemetery of Kayue Culture at Dahuazhongzhuang, Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province by The Qinghai Team of Cultural Relics and Archaeology." Kaogu yu wenwu 1985.05, Shaanxi, 1985 - in Chinese
- "Excavation of Tombs of the Kayue Culture at Banzhuwa, Hualong County, Qinghai by Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeological and Others." Kaogu 1996.08 - in Chinese
- "Secondary excavation of the Kayue Culture cemetery at Shangbanzhuwa, Hualong county, Qinghai by Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology." Kaogu 1998.01, Beijing, 1998 - in Chinese
- "On the Racial Type of the Lijishan People of Kayue Culture in the Light of the Nomeasured Morphological Features of Their Skulls by Zhang Jun." Kaogu 2001.05, Beijing, 2001 - in Chinese
Reference
- Zhongguo da baike quanshu: Kaoguxue (Great Chinese Encyclopedia: Volume Archaeology). Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1986 (Online-Text)
Weblinks
- Kayue wenhua - in Chinese
- Kayao wenhua - in Chinese
- Kayue wenhua yizhi - in Chinese
- Kayue wenhua - in Chinese
- Unearthed Gold Objects of the Kayue Culture of Qinghai
See also
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- Siwa cultureSiwa cultureSiwa culture was a Bronze Age nomadic culture in the Gansu Province area, China. It was first discovered in Siwashan , in the Lintao district , hence its name...
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- Tangwang culture