Liangzhu culture

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:associatedWith early Chinese civilization
gptkbp:burialPlace commoner graves
elite tombs
gptkbp:capitalSite gptkb:Liangzhu_Ancient_City
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:culturalSignificance early state formation
social stratification
ritual jade use
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1936
gptkbp:endDate circa 2300 BCE
gptkbp:excavationDirector gptkb:Shi_Xingeng
gptkb:Wang_Zhiqing
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Qijia_culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liangzhu culture
gptkbp:knownFor rice cultivation
jade artifacts
advanced hydraulic engineering
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Yangtze_River_Delta
gptkbp:majorSite gptkb:Liangzhu_Archaeological_Site
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:jade
gptkb:silk
gptkb:stone
gptkb:bone
ivory
wood
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Liangzhu
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:city
gptkb:palace
gptkb:water_supply
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Liangzhu_Ancient_City_Ruins
gptkb:Liangzhu_Jade_Bi
gptkb:Liangzhu_Jade_Cong
gptkbp:notablePlace bi
cong
jade axe
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:settlement
gptkbp:period Neolithic
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Songze_culture
gptkbp:region gptkb:Shanghai
gptkb:Jiangsu_Province
gptkb:Zhejiang_Province
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Shijiahe_culture
gptkb:Songze_culture
gptkb:Hemudu_culture
gptkb:Longshan_culture
gptkb:Majiabang_culture
gptkbp:startDate circa 3300 BCE
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Liangzhu_Archaeological_Site
2019
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:jade
gptkb:Neolithic_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5