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Painted Pottery of the Siba Culture and Its Implications (2015)
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The Siba Culture (c. 3950-3550 years BP) is an early Bronze Age culture in Northwest China. Painted pottery of the Siba Culture is characterized by red slip, decorated with black and thick paint, which is easy to peel off. The painted motifs are mainly geometric patterns, apart from a few animal and human figures. These art treasures provide an important dataset to investigate the subsistence and culture of the ancient Qiang groups. Studies of the painted pottery also address: 1) implications of...