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Dawenkou vessel
Dawenkou vessel Gui with a curved handle, earthenware ewer of the Dawenkou culture from Shandong, China, c. 3000-2001 bce; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Dawenkou culture

ancient culture, China
Also known as: Ta-wen-k’ou culture
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Dawenkou culture, Chinese Neolithic culture of c. 4500–2700 bce. It was characterized by the emergence of delicate wheel-made pots of various colors; ornaments of stone, jade, and bone; walled towns; and high-status burials involving ledges for displaying grave goods, coffin chambers, and the burial of animal teeth, pig heads, and pig jawbones. See also Erlitou culture; Hongshan culture; Longshan culture; Neolithic Period.

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