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Banpo site, early 5th millennium, BCE. Yangshao culture (Neolithic). |
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Basin, painted pottery with human face motif, excavated at Banpo, Shaanxi, 4th millennium BCE. Yangshao culture (Neolithic). |
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Urn with bird-fish-axe design, painted pottery, excavated at Yancun, Henan. 4th millennium BCE. Yangshao culture (Neolithic). |
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Line drawing of bird-fish-axe design painted on pottery urn excavated at Yancun, Henan. 4th millennium BCE. Yangshao culture (Neolithic). |
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Burial urn, painted pottery w. spiral motif, excavated at Banshan, Gansu, late 3rd millennium BCE. Yangshao culture (Neolithic). |
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Face or mask, pottery (earthenware), excavated at Niuheliang, Liaoning. 4 th millennium BCE. Hongshan culture (Neolithic). |
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Pig-dragon, jade, excavated at Niuheliang, Liaoning. 4 th millennium BCE. Hongshan culture (Neolithic). |
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Cloudlike plaque, jade, excavated at Niuheliang, Liaoning. 4 th millennium BCE. Hongshan culture (Neolithic). |
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Urn with incised emblem or pictograph, black pottery, excavated in northern Anhui. 3rd millennium BCE . Late Dawenkou or Shandong Longshan culture (Neolithic). |
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Line drawing of emblem or pictograph (perhaps consisting of sun, moon, and mountain) incised on pottery urn, excavated in northern Anhui. 3rd millennium BCE. Late Dawenkou or Shandong Longshan culture (Neolithic). |
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Pitcher on 3 legs, pottery, late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BCE, Shandong Longshan culture (Neolithic). |
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Beaker, black pottery, late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BCE, Shandong Longshan culture (Neolithic). |
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Burial with jade ritual implements, 3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu culture (Neolithic). |
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Ritual disk (bi), jade, 3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu culture (Neolithic). |
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Tall ritual tube (cong) w. schematic corner mask patterns, 3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu culture (Neolithic). |
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Ritual tube (cong) w. detailed corner masks and "spirit rider" motif, 3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu culture (Neolithic). |
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Line drawing of "spirit rider" design on ritual tube (cong), 3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu culture (Neolithic). |