A dramatic climatic transition at ~4000 cal. yr BP and its cultural responses in Chinese cultural domains

A dramatic climatic transition at ~4000 cal. yr BP and its cultural responses in Chinese cultural domains

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Our review of published archaeological literature shows that six of the seven well-documented Chinese Neolithic cultures collapsed at ~4000 cal. yr BP with the exception of the Henan Longshan Culture that evolved to the more advanced Erlitou Culture.

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