Ancient site · Settlement

Pengtoushan

Pengtoushan, in Li County, northwestern Hunan, was excavated in 1988 and gave its name to the Pengtoushan culture of the middle Yangtze. Rice remains here have been radiocarbon dated to about 8200–7800 BCE, and the grains are larger than wild rice, so they are among the early evidence for rice cultivation in China.

The site also produced cord-marked pottery placed in graves. Dating Pengtoushan has been difficult, with results from about 9000 to 5500 BCE, so its exact span is uncertain.

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Dates

c. 7500–6100 BCE

Still standing

No, or only traces

Location

29.68° N, 111.67° E