11 Facts About Longshan culture

Longshan culture, sometimes referred to as the Black Pottery Culture, was a late Neolithic culture in the middle and lower Yellow River valley areas of northern China from about 3000 to 1900 BC.

The first archaeological find of this Longshan culture took place at the Chengziya Archaeological Site in 1928, with the first excavations in 1930 and 1931.

Distinctive feature of the Longshan culture was the high level of skill in pottery making, including the use of pottery wheels, producing thin-walled and polished black pottery.

AgriLongshan culture was intensified, and the consumption of domesticated animals greatly increased.

Several regional variants of the late middle Yellow River Longshan culture have been identified, including Wangwan III in western Henan, Hougang II in northern Henan and southern Hebei, Taosi in the Fen River basin in southern Shanxi, and several clusters on the middle reaches of the Jing River and Wei River collectively known as Kexingzhuang II or the Shaanxi Longshan culture.

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Center of Shandong is a mountainous area, including Mount Tai and other several other peaks over 1000 m Longshan settlements are found on the plains surrounding this massif.

Relative to other Longshan-era cultures, the gap between rich and poor in the Shandong Longshan was far less pronounced and there seemed to be less violence compared to other Longshan sites.

The Shandong Longshan developed out of the Dawenkou culture and was succeeded by the Bronze Age Yueshi culture.

Dwelling types of Sanliqiao II Longshan culture include both aboveground and semi-subterranean type houses as well as homes horizontally dug into loess cliffs with walls frequently coated with plaster.

Longshan culture had individuals of extraordinary stature who have been dubbed the "Longshan giants".

Some samples of Longshan culture males recovered from Shandong fell between the 180 cm to 190 cm height range, making them taller than any other Neolithic population in the world.