Majiayao culture

The Majiayao culture was a group of neolithic communities who lived primarily in the upper Yellow River region in eastern Gansu, eastern Qinghai and northern Sichuan, China. The culture existed from 3300 to 2000 BC. The Majiayao culture represents the first time that the upper Yellow River region was widely occupied by agricultural communities and it is famous for its painted pottery, which is regarded as a peak of pottery manufacturing at that time.

Majiayao culture
Geographical rangeupper Yellow River
PeriodNeolithic China
Datesc.3300 – c.2000 BC
Preceded byYangshao culture (5000-3000 BCE)
Followed byQijia culture
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese马家窑文化
Traditional Chinese馬家窯文化

The Majiayao culture benefited from the warm and humid climatic conditions from the Late Glacial to the Middle Holocene, which led to flourishing agricultural production and rapid population growth. These conditions changed with the aridification of the Late Holocene, provoking material and cultural decline.

The Majiayao culture may be associated with the expansion of early Sino-Tibetan peoples during the Neolithic.

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