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The Xianren Cave (Chinese: 仙人洞, Xiānréndòng), together with the nearby Diaotonghuan (Chinese: 吊桶环, Diàotǒnghuán) rock shelter, is an archaeological site in Dayuan Township (大源乡), Wannian County in the Jiangxi province, China [1] and a location of historically important discoveries of prehistoric pottery shards that bears evidence of early rice cultivation.
An ancient Chinese pot similar to those found at the Lajia site and those of the Qijia culture. Lajia (Chinese: 喇家; pinyin: Lǎjiā) is a Bronze Age archaeological site in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, on the border between the Chinese provinces of Gansu and Qinghai.
Yuchanyan is an early Neolithic cave site in Dao County (Daoxian), Hunan, China. The site yielded sherds of ceramic vessels and other artifacts which were dated by analysis of charcoal and bone collagen, giving a date range of 17,500 to 18,300 years old for the pottery. [2] The pottery specimens may be the oldest known examples of pottery. [3]
An ancient family in eastern China constructed three underground tombs, filled them with treasure and laid their loved ones to rest. ... Some of the pottery artifacts found at the 1,800-year-old ...
Pottery dating from 20,000 years ago was found at the Xianrendong Cave site in Jiangxi province, [9] [10] making it among the earliest pottery yet found. Another reported find is from 17,000 to 18,000 years ago in the Yuchanyan Cave in southern China.
A particularly refined form of Yue ware is the Mi-se Yue ware (Chinese: 秘色越器, or Chinese: 秘色青瓷, "Secret color Yue ware") found in the Famen Temple and dated to the 9th century. This ware was undecorated but characterized by a smooth and thin glaze of a light color, either yellowish green or bluish green. [2]
Polish officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual alien-like clay head, which dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia. Pottery was also found at the site.
The ancient settlement of Chengziya was constructed around 2600 BC [2] and was located on a tableland near the old Guanlu and Wuyuan rivers. [3] The name Chengziya, literally "city cliff" refers to this location and the wall that encloses the settlement. [1] The Wuyan River flows in the north-south direction to the west of the settlement. [1]