Songze culture

[1][2] Three radiocarbon dates were taken from Songze culture layers at Jiangli near Lake Tai.

[4] In 1957, archaeologists discovered a site north of Songze Village near Zhaoxiang Town Chinese: 赵巷镇 in Shanghai's Qingpu District.

These revealed three cultural layers: the most recent had pottery from the Spring and Autumn period; the middle layer was a cemetery with 148 graves and numerous artefacts; the oldest layer belonged to a village of the Majiabang culture.

[5] 92 graves have been excavated from a Songze cemetery at Nanhebang.

[6] Dongshan Village is located near Jingang Town 18 km west of Zhangjiagang.

Black pottery covered jar with inscribed design. Songze culture (c. 3,800—3,200 BCE) Excavated from Siqian Village, Qingpu County, Shanghai. Shanghai Museum
Grey pottery wine vessel of the Songze culture, 3800~3200 BCE