Bashidang

Bashidang (simplified Chinese: 八十垱; traditional Chinese: 八十壋; pinyin: Bāshídàng) was the site of a Neolithic Yangtze River settlement in Lixian County, Hunan, China. Bashidang is considered to be a very late site of the Pengtoushan culture. The site is the earliest in China to feature both a wall and a ditch; the ditch was the outermost perimeter. A raised, star-shaped platform was found at the center of the settlement, possibly used for ceremonial purposes.

The people at Bashidang cultivated rice, along with water caltrop and Nelumbo nucifera. Over 15,000 grains of rice were found at Bashidang, the largest find discovered in a Neolithic site in China. The size of the rice was close to the size of modern domesticated rice. Several different types of cultivated rice were found at Bashidang.

References

Stark, Miriam T. (ed), Archaeology of Asia, ISBN 1-4051-0213-6

Prehistoric cultures of China

Paleolithic Neolithic

Northern China	Xinglongwa Zhaobaogou Hongshan Xiaoheyan Laohushan Xinle

Upper Yellow River	Dadiwan Yangshao Xishuipo Majiayao Banshan Qijia Lajia Zhukaigou

Middle Yellow River	(Nanzhuangtou) Cishan Peiligang Jiahu Dadiwan Yangshao Banpo Longshan Taosi

Lower Yellow River	Houli Beixin Dawenkou Longshan Chengziya Yueshi

Middle and Upper Yangtze	Pengtoushan Bashidang Chengbeixi Daxi Tangjiagang Qujialing Shijiahe Baodun

Lower Yangtze and Huai	Hemudu Majiabang Songze Lingjiatan Liangzhu Guangfulin Maqiao

Southern China	Zengpiyan Shixia

Tibet	Karuo Qugong

Taiwan	Dabenkeng Beinan

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