Yueshi culture

Yueshi culture

Geographical range	Shandong
Period	late Neolithic to early Bronze Age
Dates	c. 1900 – c. 1500 BC
Preceded by	Longshan culture
Followed by	Erligang culture
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	岳石文化
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuèshí wénhuà

The Yueshi culture (Chinese: 岳石文化) was an archaeological culture in the Shandong region of eastern China, dated from 1900 to 1500 BC. It spanned the period from the Late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age. In the Shandong area, it followed the Longshan culture period (c. 2600–1900 BC) and was later replaced by the Erligang culture (identified with the historical Shang dynasty).