Although Shimao, an inland jade–fortress polity, belongs…

2637 BCE to 910 BCE

Although Shimao, an inland jade–fortress polity, belongs to the interior political world of Upper East Asia, its extraordinary jade corpus underscores how far the Longshan prestige network radiated—reaching not only the Shandong coast and lower Yellow River corridor, but also the northern loess terraces. As Maritime East Asian societies developed coastal jade workshops, salt–fish economies, and early seafaring routes toward Taiwan, the inland Longshan frontier was simultaneously producing monumental centers like Shimao. Together they represent two complementary arms of a broader Late Neolithic transformation: one coastal and maritime, one interior and fortified.

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Longshan culture View → China, archaic (Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors) View →

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Younger Subboreal Period View →

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Gem materials View → Grains and produce View → Ceramics View → Slaves View →

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