The Peiligang culture (裴李崗文化) is a name given by archaeologists to a group of Neolithic communities who lived in the Yiluo river valley 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. Archaelogists believe that the Peiligang culture was egalitarian, with little political organization.

The culture practiced agriculture in the form of millet farming and animal husbandry in the form of pig raising. 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.

References

• Liu, Li. The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States, ISBN 0521811848

See also

• Yangshao culture
• Longshan culture

Archaeological cultures | Chinese neolithic cultures | Stone Age

裴李崗文化