Etymology

Lower Xiajiadian culture

Today it means: An archaeological culture found throughout southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei and western Liaoning in China, who thrived from approximately 2200 to 1600 BCE. Full definition →

Mandarin 夏家店下層文化 /夏家店下层文化
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  1. Mandarin · calque of夏家店下層文化 /夏家店下层文化
  2. English todayLower Xiajiadian culture

Calque of Mandarin 夏家店下層文化 /夏家店下层文化 (Xiàjiādiàn xiàcéng wénhuà), from 夏家店 (Xiàjiādiàn, “Xiajiadian”) + 下層 /下层 (xiàcéng, “lower strata”) + 文化 (wénhuà, “culture”), with Xiajiadian being the location of the type site, which was discovered at a lower level than that of the Upper Xiajiadian culture. By surface analysis, lower + Xiajiadian + culture.

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