Etymology

Upper Xiajiadian culture

Today it means: An archaeological culture found throughout southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei and western Liaoning in China, who thrived from approximately 1000 to 600 BCE. Full definition →

Mandarin 夏家店上層文化 /夏家店上层文化
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  1. Mandarin · calque of夏家店上層文化 /夏家店上层文化
  2. English todayUpper Xiajiadian culture

Calque of Mandarin 夏家店上層文化 /夏家店上层文化 (Xiàjiādiàn shàngcéng wénhuà), from 夏家店 (Xiàjiādiàn, “Xiajiadian”) + 上層 /上层 (shàngcéng, “upper strata”) + 文化 (wénhuà, “culture”), with Xiajiadian being the location of the type site, which was discovered at a higher level than that of the Lower Xiajiadian culture. By surface analysis, upper + Xiajiadian + culture.

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