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Table 1 Chronological sequence and major cultures in the middle Yangtze River valley during the Neolithic times.

From: Surface treatment of red painted and slipped wares in the middle Yangtze River valley of Late Neolithic China: multi-analytical case analysis

Culture/period

Dates (cal BP)

Shijiahe 石家河

4500–4200

Upper Qujialing 屈家岭上层

5300–4500

Late Daxi 大溪晚期, Lower Qujialing 屈家岭下层

5500–5300

Early Daxi 大溪早期, Youziling 油子岭

5900–5500

Tangjiagang 汤家岗

6900–5900

Chengbeixi 城背溪, Lower Zaoshi 皂市下层

7800–6900

Pengtoushan 彭头山

8500–7800