In which period was Yangshao culture in China?

Yangshao culture is an important culture in the late Neolithic period. Yangshao culture is an important Neolithic painted pottery culture in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, which lasted from about 5000 BC to 3000 BC and distributed in the middle reaches of the Yellow River from Gansu to Henan.

Yangshao culture first appeared in Yangshao Village, Mianchi County, Henan Province, and it is also the name of Yangshao culture. Thousands of Yangshao cultural sites have been discovered in China, of which Henan Province and Shaanxi Province are the most, and they are the centers of Yangshao culture.

The influence of Yangshao culture

First of all, Yangshao culture influenced the development of archaeology.

Before the discovery of Yangshao culture, there was no archaeology in China, and the discovery of Yangshao culture marked the birth of modern archaeology in China. Archaeological research mainly relies on the discovery of sites, and the number of Yangshao cultural sites is numerous, far exceeding that of other cultural sites. The excavation and research of Yangshao culture will certainly promote the development of archaeology in China and influence the development of archaeology in the world.

Second, the influence of Yangshao culture on the history of China.

Yangshao culture is in the same strain as Erlitou culture, which rose in the Yellow River valley. The study of Yangshao culture will certainly promote and influence the study of China history. According to the distribution of cultural relics, archaeologists divide the distribution area of Chinese civilization into "six areas", and the cultural relics unearthed in the same site area, such as Guanzhong, can also be divided into Yangshao, Longshan and Xianzhou Culture. These research results fully illustrate the historical development of Chinese civilization with multiple sources and paths.