to the Neolithic inhabitants of Hemudu, Southern China and Taiwan. DNA testing revealed that neolithic inhabitants of Shandong were closer to northern East Asians. Gallery See also List of Neolithic cultures of China Longshan culture Richard J. Pearson – this Canadian archaeologist has published extensively on Dawenkou burials and social status (see Selected Bibliography of Pearson). Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Yangshao culture References Allan, Sarah (ed), The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective, Liu, Li. The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States, Underhill, Anne P. Craft Production and Social Change in Northern China, Neolithic cultures of China History of Shandong 5th-millennium BC establishments