Hongshan culture
Hongshan culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Manchuria (East Asia) from c. 3200 to 2900 BCE, a span of more than 300 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Farmers of western Liaoning and Inner Mongolia known for jade pig-dragons and the ritual complex at Niuheliang, with stone cairns, altars and a temple holding clay goddess statues.
See Hongshan culture on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 2900 BCE
- Duration
- more than 300 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Manchuria, East Asia
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in East Asia during its time
- Liangzhu builds flood dams
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Hongshan culture exist?
c. 3200 to 2900 BCE, about more than 300 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Hongshan culture?
Manchuria, in East Asia.
What language did Hongshan culture speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.