User:Chad/Sandbox/Huajiang History

Prehistory

Archaeological evidence supports that Huajiang has inhabited by hominids since 2.3 million years ago. The oldest provable trace of life comes from several skeletons known as Jinsha Skeletons found along the Jinsha River Valley which dates back to around 700,000 years ago. Early hominids who lived within Huajiang during this time period were hunter-gatherers. Recent studies indicate that hunter-gatherers tended to live next to rivers and within the Jinsha River Valley as well as the Gao'an River. As time moved on, the hominids inhabiting Huajiang advanced, leaving more intricate evidence, such as more intricate cave painting and evidence of proto-writing found in several caves. In Dashaan, several Boar Tusk Stones, an ancient megalith are abundant within certain areas.

Hunter-gatherer societies began to move towards agriculture and the development of crops. In 10,000 B.C.E. excavations point to the Yushu Civilization, which consisted of pottery, before moving towards agriculture around 9,000 B.C.E. Around the time of the development of cultivated rice which appeared in the Gao'an River in 8,000 B.C.E. pointing to the introduction to another civilization, the Gao'an Civilization. The Gao'an Civilization began making progress in the development of crops and civilization, developing the proto-writing system of Chusheng.

Around 4,000 B.C.E. two other cultures arose in Huajiang, the Jinsha Civilization and the Zhuang Civilization. All cultures had switched towards an agriculture diet and developing culture and civilization. During 4,000 B.C.E. it is often referred to as the Bronze Age. Metallurgy appeared with the Gao'an Civilization, where bronze artifacts were often created.