Xindian culture
Encyclopedia
Xindian culture was a Bronze Age
culture in the Gansu
and Qinghai
provinces of China
. Xindian culture is dated ca. 1500–1000 BCE, a radiocarbon testing of an artefact produced a date around 1000 BCE, which roughly corresponds to the (Western) Zhou period of the Central Plain (Zhongyuan) area (in the middle and lower course of the Yellow River
). Xindian culture is named after a site discovered in 1923-24 in Xindian Lintao. The culture was mainly located in Gansu in the middle and lower course of the Tao He 洮河 and Daxia He 大 夏河 rivers, and in Qinghai in the basin of the Huang Shui 湟 水 river. Xindian culture was predominantly agricultural, with breeding pigs and cattle, at the sites of the culture were found bronze castings and traces of copper smelting production. Xindian culture belongs to the painted pottery cultures
found in Central Asia, India, and China, among others.
Xindian culture is connected with the late Qijia culture
, the pottery evidence demonstrates a cultural continuity, though genetically it is not related with it. In the same area in close proximity are distributed early sites of the contemporary neighboring Siwa culture
, though Xindian culture and Siwa culture followed their own paths of development. The later Xindian culture expanded westard and came closer to the Kayue culture
, it was possibly absorbed by the Kayue culture.
, M. Loeuwe, E.L. Shaughnessy, eds., Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 9780521470308
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 the Gansu
Gansu
' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
and Qinghai
Qinghai
Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
provinces of 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...
. Xindian culture is dated ca. 1500–1000 BCE, a radiocarbon testing of an artefact produced a date around 1000 BCE, which roughly corresponds to the (Western) Zhou period of the Central Plain (Zhongyuan) area (in the middle and lower course of the Yellow River
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
). Xindian culture is named after a site discovered in 1923-24 in Xindian Lintao. The culture was mainly located in Gansu in the middle and lower course of the Tao He 洮河 and Daxia He 大 夏河 rivers, and in Qinghai in the basin of the Huang Shui 湟 水 river. Xindian culture was predominantly agricultural, with breeding pigs and cattle, at the sites of the culture were found bronze castings and traces of copper smelting production. Xindian culture belongs to the painted pottery cultures
Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
The Ochre Coloured Pottery culture , is a 2nd millennium BC Bronze Age culture of the Indo-Gangetic Plain . It is a contemporary to, and a successor of the Indus Valley Civilization. The OCP marks the last stage of the North Indian Bronze Age and is succeeded by the Iron Age black-and-red ware and...
found in Central Asia, India, and China, among others.
Xindian culture is connected with the late Qijia culture
Qijia culture
The Qijia culture was an early Bronze Age culture distributed around the upper Yellow River region of western Gansu and eastern Qinghai, China, it is regarded as one of the earliest bronze cultures. Johan Gunnar Andersson discovered the initial site at Qijiaping in 1923...
, the pottery evidence demonstrates a cultural continuity, though genetically it is not related with it. In the same area in close proximity are distributed early sites of the contemporary neighboring 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...
, though Xindian culture and Siwa culture followed their own paths of development. The later Xindian culture expanded westard and came closer to the Kayue culture
Kayue culture
Kayue culture was a Bronze Age culture in Northwest China in the area of the upper reaches of the Huang He and its tributary Huang Shui...
, it was possibly absorbed by the Kayue culture.
External links
- Xindian wenhua - (In Chinese)
- A rare large Neolithic painted pottery jar Xindian culture, c. 1500 - 1000 BC
- Xindian Culture Painted Pottery
Literature
The Cambridge History of Ancient ChinaThe Cambridge History of Ancient China
The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC is a book edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy, published by Cambridge University Press in 1999....
, M. Loeuwe, E.L. Shaughnessy, eds., Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 9780521470308