DOI article:
Xing-guang, Wang: On the farm tools and techniques in the Peiligang culture period of the Yellow River Valley in China
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.49004#0123
TOOLS & TILLAGE VII 2-3 1993-1994
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Fig. 4. Map of Peiligang Culture sites in Henan Province, drawn by Yang Yubin. □ Karte mit Fundstatten
der Peiligang-Kultur in der Provinz Henan, gezeichnet von Yang Yubin.
long, 5 cm wide, 2.5 cm thick (Fig. 7). They
are heavy, their blades are sharp, and they can
cut down shrubbery, as the tool for reclaim-
ing wastelands.
Stone adzes: They were found at some
sites, e.g. one adze in Jiahu site, trapezoid,
with a one-side blade, 7.4 cm long, 4 cm
wide, 1.8 cm thick (Fig. 8) (MCCRH, 1988).
Like axes, they can cut timber also.
Stone spades: They are common objects in
the Peiligang Culture. Their bodies are thin,
with blades like tongues, many of them pol-
ished very exquisitely. The double-arc-bladed
spades are the most typical of all. A spade in
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Fig. 4. Map of Peiligang Culture sites in Henan Province, drawn by Yang Yubin. □ Karte mit Fundstatten
der Peiligang-Kultur in der Provinz Henan, gezeichnet von Yang Yubin.
long, 5 cm wide, 2.5 cm thick (Fig. 7). They
are heavy, their blades are sharp, and they can
cut down shrubbery, as the tool for reclaim-
ing wastelands.
Stone adzes: They were found at some
sites, e.g. one adze in Jiahu site, trapezoid,
with a one-side blade, 7.4 cm long, 4 cm
wide, 1.8 cm thick (Fig. 8) (MCCRH, 1988).
Like axes, they can cut timber also.
Stone spades: They are common objects in
the Peiligang Culture. Their bodies are thin,
with blades like tongues, many of them pol-
ished very exquisitely. The double-arc-bladed
spades are the most typical of all. A spade in