Upper Xiajiadian culture

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Upper Xiajiadian culture

1. (archaeology) An archaeological culture found throughout southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei and western Liaoning in China, who thrived from approximately 1000 to 600 BCE.

   Coordinate term: Lower Xiajiadian culture