Banshan
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Banshan was a phase of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture, c. 2600 to 2300 BC. The Banshan site is in Guanghe County, Gansu.
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- Instance of
- archaeological culture
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Guanghe County
- Image
- Banshan painted pottery pot 2.jpg
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- different from
- Poon Saan
- heritage designation
- Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
- catalog code
- 0460-1-460
- Commons category
- Banshan phase
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Banshan was a phase of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture, c. 2600 to 2300 BC. The Banshan site is in Guanghe County, Gansu.
In 1923 and 1924, Swedish scholar J. G. Anderson discovered the sites of Banshan, Majiayao, Machang, Qijia and Xindian at Lajia on the north bank of the Yellow River.
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