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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| Geographical range | China |
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| Period | Neolithic China |
| Dates | c. 2600 – c. 2300 BC |
| Type site | Banshan |
| Preceded by | Majiayao phase |
| Followed by | Machang phase |
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.[1]
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Human head, part of urn from the Banshan phase of the Yangshao culture. Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Östasiatiska museet), Stockholm. -
Painted pottery jug from the Banshan phase of the Yangshao culture. The Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, Guangzhou, China. -
Reconstruction of a Banshan phase burial site in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm
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- ^ "Chinese Archaeology". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-09-22. Chinese Archaeology