# Silk processing was invented by the Yangshao culture (3630 BCE)

URL: https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/-3630-silk-processing-was-invented-by-the-yangshao-culture
Location: China

Silk processing was invented by the Yangshao culture.

Ruler at the Time: [Prehistoric China](https://allhistories.com/china/rulers/prehistoric-china)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Sericulture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sericulture)
- [Text adapted from Wikipedia, “Timeline of Chinese history” (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Chinese_history)
- [Wikipedia — Prehistoric China (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_China)