Erligang culture

Erligang culture
Relief map of eastern China with an oval covering most of the North China Plain, the Yanshi and Zhengzhou sites just south of the Yellow River and the Panlongcheng site just north of the Yangtze
Geographical rangeNorth China Plain
PeriodBronze Age China
Datesc. 1600 – c. 1400 BC
Type siteErligang
Major sitesZhengzhou, Yanshi, Panlongcheng
Preceded byErlitou culture, Yueshi culture
Followed byXiaoshuangqiaoHuanbei
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese二里崗文化
Simplified Chinese二里岗文化
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÈrlǐgǎng Wénhuà

34°45′14″N 113°40′34″E / 34.754°N 113.676°E / 34.754; 113.676

The Erligang culture ([âɚ.lì.kàŋ]) is a Bronze Age urban civilization and archaeological culture in China that existed from approximately 1600 to 1400 BC. The primary site, Zhengzhou Shang City, was discovered at Erligang, within the modern city of Zhengzhou, Henan, in 1951.


Erligang culture

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