Neolithic China

c. 5000–2000 BCE

Prior to the development of writing, Neolithic China had an incredible flourishing of objects made in jade and ceramic—making these objects important for our understanding of early Chinese cultures

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Jade

Important terms and concepts

Neolithic

Jade

nephrite

Cong

bi disk

Liangzhu people

Ceramics

Important terms and concepts

Ceramic

Universal running spiral

Banshan pottery

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