Jiahu (Chinese: 賈湖) was the site of a Neolithic settlement based in the central plain of ancient China, near the Yellow River. It is located between the floodplains of the Ni River to the north, and the Sha River to the south, 22 km (14 mi) north of modern Wuyang in Henan. [1]

The archaeological site of Jiahu in the Yellow River basin of Henan Province, central China, is remarkable for the cultural and artistic remains uncovered there.

Nadia Durrani wrote in World Archaeology: “Jiahu, in the Yellow River Basin of the Henan province of northern China, is a compelling archaeological site, renowned for its cultural and artistic relics.

Jiahu is a rich but little known archeological site located near the village of Jiahu near the Yellow River in Henan Province in central China. About equidistant between Xian and Nanjing, the site was occupied from 9,000 to 7,700 years ago and then from 2,000 year ago to the present.

3 days ago · Several hundred carbonized rice grains and artifacts, including Neolithic stone tools used in rice cultivation, dating 8,000 years ago, were discovered at Jiahu Site, which is an important discovery in Chinese agricultural archaeology.

Jun 13, 2020 · Jiahu was the place of a Neolithic village based in the central plain of early China, surrounding the Yellow River. It is situated between the floodplains of the Ni River to the north, and the Sha River to the south, 22 km (14 mi) north of …

Sep 23, 1999 · Excavations at the early Neolithic site of Jiahu 1, 2 in Henan Province, China have produced what may be the earliest complete, playable, tightly-dated multinote musical instruments. Jiahu was...

Aug 20, 2024 · In Beiwudu township of north Wuyang county, Central China's Henan province, lies a hidden Neolithic site, the Jiahu site. Through eight archaeological excavations, this site has unveiled a wealth of Neolithic relics, including houses, kilns, …

Aug 20, 2024 · Recognized as one of China's top 100 archaeological finds of the 20th century, the Jiahu Site offers visitors a profound bond to the wisdom and ingenuity of their ancestors from millennia past, inviting them to immerse themselves in the enchanting allure of …

These vessels from the capital city of Anyang and an elite burial in the Yellow River Basin, dating to the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties (ca. 1250-1000 B.C.), contained specialized rice and millet "wines."