Majiabang
Neolithic Majiabang (7000–5800 BCE)·Majiabang culture (Taihu Lower Yangtze rice)·🇨🇳 Zhejiang, Jiaxing City, Nanhu District, Majiabang village (Taihu plain), China
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About Majiabang
Majiabang is the type site of Majiabang culture (7000–5800 BCE) — earliest Lower Yangtze rice paddy village with pile-dwelling houses, jade, and Hemudu-type black pottery on the Taihu plain.
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Why it mattersKey Majiabang culture (Taihu Lower Yangtze rice) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.7000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic Majiabang (7000–5800 BCE)
- Culture
- Majiabang culture (Taihu Lower Yangtze rice)
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
30.6500° N · 120.7500° E · 6 m · 3 mapped features
Pile-Dwelling Houses
structurePile houses with jade and black pottery
30.6503° N · 120.7503° ERice Paddy Fields
hydraulic7000 BCE rice paddies with irrigation ditches
30.6497° N · 120.7497° ECanoe Findspot
structureDugout canoe with rice husk-tempered pottery
30.6500° N · 120.7508° E