Shuangdun
Neolithic Shuangdun (7300–5600 BCE)·Shuangdun culture (Huai River painted pottery, carved symbols)·🇨🇳 Anhui, Bengbu City, Shuangdun village (Huai River), China
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About Shuangdun
Shuangdun is Shuangdun culture's type site (7300–5600 BCE) on the Huai River — 10-ha village with stamped pottery with 600+ carved symbols (proto-writing, 7300 BCE). Recorded context — Period: Neolithic Shuangdun (7300–5600 BCE); Culture: Shuangdun culture (Huai River painted pottery, carved symbols); Field status: excavated; Materials: painted pottery, carved symbols, fish bone; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Shuangdun culture (Huai River painted pottery, carved symbols) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
Open questions
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.7300 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic Shuangdun (7300–5600 BCE)
- Culture
- Shuangdun culture (Huai River painted pottery, carved symbols)
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
32.9200° N · 117.2500° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
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