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Yangshao cultures represented the establishment stage

of village farming and the Lungshan cultures represented

the formation stage of local cultures (1968* 1 2 8 - 1 3 1 ,

1969* 9 - 1 1 ) .

A l l these Lungshanoid cultures have polished stone

implements that include rectangular adzes, perforated
knives, and sickles. The pottery at a l l these sites

is a mixture of red, gray and black wares, and i n
decoration there i s a mixture of impressed, incised,

and painted patterns. The pottery shapes, although

different i n detail, share several basic forms 1 ting

tripods with solid legs; tou with cut-out ring feet;

kui-type jars, and the wide occurrence of l i d s (Fig. 1 )

(Chang 1 9 6 8 t 145-146). Also according to Chang (19681

1 2 8 - 1 2 9 ) * there were 15 items i n Lungshanoid cultures
very different from typical Yang-shao cultural elements*

(1) permanent settlement; relatively permanent occupation;

(2) probable irrigation, use of f e r t i l i z e r and a fallow
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f i e l d system; ( 3 ) attle and sheep i n sharply increased
number i n addition to pigs and dogs; (4) far-reaching

expansions into the eastern plains, Manchuria, Central

and South China, indicating population pressure from