Shijiahe culture

Shijiahe culture

Geographical range	middle Yangtze
Period	Neolithic
Dates	c. 2500 – c. 2000 BC
Preceded by	Qujialing culture
Chinese name
Chinese	石家河文化
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shíjiāhé wénhuà

The Shijiahe culture (2500–2000 BC) was a late Neolithic culture centered on the middle Yangtze River region in Shijiahe Town, Tianmen, Hubei Province, China. It succeeded the Qujialing culture in the same region and inherited its unique artefact of painted spindle whorls. Pottery figurines and distinct jade worked with advanced techniques were also common to the culture.