Liangzhu culture

Liangzhu culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of South China and Taiwan (East Asia) from c. 3200 to 2300 BCE, a span of more than 900 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Rice farmers of the Yangtze delta whose walled city near Hangzhou had palaces on an earthen platform and a system of dams to control floods. They carved jade cong tubes and bi discs with a masked god.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 2300 BCE
Duration: more than 900 years
Type: People or culture
Region: South China and Taiwan, East Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Maqiao culture c. 1900 to 1200 BCE

Events in East Asia during its time

3100 BCE Liangzhu builds flood dams

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Liangzhu culture exist?

c. 3200 to 2300 BCE, about more than 900 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Liangzhu culture?

South China and Taiwan, in East Asia.

What language did Liangzhu culture speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.

What came after Liangzhu culture?

Maqiao culture.