Phases
Among the numerous overlapping phases of the Yangshao culture, the most prominent phases, typified by differing styles of pottery, include:
- Banpo phase, approximately 4800 BC to 4200 BC, central plain
- Miaodigou phase, circa 4000 BC to 3000 BC, successor to Banpo
- Majiayao phase, approximately 3300 BC to 2000 BC, in Gansu, Qinghai
- Banshan phase, approximately 2700 BC to 2300 BC, successor to Majiayao
- Machang phase, approximately 2400 BC to 2000 BC
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