Yuchisi Type is a local type of Dawenkou Culture, mainly distributing in Northern Anhui, Eastern Henan and Southwestern Shandong. The writer analyses the basic features of Yuchisi Type through the remains and antiques and concludes that Yuchisi is an independent type of Dawenkou, for it shares the same features with Dawenkou Culture but bears its own characteritics. Based on the chronology of the other types and C14date of Yuchisi Type, the writer regards that Yuchisi Type had been lasting from 3200 BC to 2400 BC. According to the stratigraphy and characteristics of relics, Yuchisi Type is classified into Early, Middle and Late periods, and their features and date also are discussed in the article.
