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Neolithic China

comb china grid — Recent archaeological evidence suggests that a number of distinct cultures developed simultaneously across China, all along waterways in the Neolithic period

Neolithic period (c. 7000–1700 B.C.E.), an introduction

by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Jade Cong — These enigmatic, rectilinear tubes reveal clarity of thought and took great effort to produce. What can they mean?

Jade Cong

by The British Museum

Jade: an introduction — Valued above silver or even gold, jade was worn by kings and nobles—in life as well as death.

Chinese jade: an introduction

by The British Museum

working jade — Cut, abrade, polish. With these three actions, Chinese artisans have been refining jade for 6000 years.

Working jade

by Asian Art Museum