Far-Eastern cultural correlates of the Kara Kavan scenario

Dadiwan Culture Begins

5800 BCE

Neolithic - Remains of millet, pigs, and dogs associated with the culture

Dadiwan Culture Ends

5400 BCE

Yangshao Culture Begins

5000 BCE

Neolithic - Agricultural - millet, some rice
Kept pigs and dogs - rarely sheep, goats or cattle
Produced - fine white, red, and black painted pottery - with animal, human facial, or geometric designs
Did not use a pottery wheel
Non-nomadic - would not move until food production capability forced them to.

Afanasevo Culture Begins

3300 BCE

Upper Paleolithic/Chalcolithic/Neolithic
Stone tools - Axes, arrowheads
Bone/Antler Tools - fish hooks, points
Antler cheek pieces for horses
Metallurgy - copper, silver, gold

Yangshao Culture Ends

3000 BCE

Longshan Culture Begins

3000 BCE

Neolithic - Agricultural - Millet, Rice, and Wheat
Primary source of meat was Pig
Known as the "Black Pottery Culture"

Afanasevo Culture Ends

2500 BCE

Andronovo Culture Begins

2000 BCE

Europoid features - light-eyed and light-haired
Chalcolithic/Bronze Age
Corded Ware Culture
Livestock - cattle, sheep, horses, goats, and camels - no pigs
Burials contained horse-cheek pieces, weapons, ceramics, and ornaments.

Longshan Culture Ends

1900 BCE

Karasuk Culture Begins

1500 BCE

Extensive Trade Network
Europoid Features - Light-eyed and Light-haired
Agricultural
Practiced Metallurgy

Andronovo Culture Ends

900 BCE

Tagar Culture Begins

800 BCE

Europoid Features - light-eyed and light-haired
Raised Livestock - horses, goats and sheep.
Bronze-smelters

Karasuk Culture Ends

800 BCE

Han Dynasty Begins

206 BCE

Tagar Culture Ends

200 BCE

Han Dynasty Ends

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