A red pot with two small "ear" handles, from the Peiligang culture, c.6000-5200 B.C. On display at the
Shanghai Museum.
, China
The
Peiligang culture (裴李崗文化, Péilǐgāng Wénhuà) is a name given by archaeologists to a group of
Neolithic communities in the
Yi-Luo river basin in
Henan Province,
China. The culture existed from 7000 BC to 5000 BC. Over 70 sites have been identified with the Peiligang culture. The culture is named after the site discovered in 1977 at
Peiligang (in
Xinzheng county). Archaeologists think that the Peiligang culture was
egalitarian, with little political organization.
The culture practiced agriculture in the form of cultivating
millet and animal husbandry in the form of raising
pigs. The culture is also one of the oldest in ancient China to make
pottery.
The site at
Jiahu is one of the earliest sites associated with this culture.
