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Xianrendong cave pottery

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Among the oldest pottery known, made about 20,000 years ago by hunter-gatherers.

ContinentAsiaConfidence: measured
Held atChinese research collectionsConfidence: measured
MaterialFired clayMohs 3-4 (mineral hardness scale)

Claims

FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

18000 BCE - 17000 BCE

c. 20,000 years ago

Wu et al., Science, 2012
No claims found.
Purpose

Cooking vessels

Wu et al., Science, 2012
No claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.
Sources: Wu et al., Science, 2012

Deep Prehistory — Xianrendong cave pottery in context.

Deep Prehistory, 2,000,000 BCE to 10,000 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineKokiselei hand axes, 1,760,000 BCE - 1,700,000 BCEXianrendong cave pottery, 18,000 BCE - 17,000 BCEKokiselei hand axes1,500,000 BCE1,000,000 BCE500,000 BCE100,000 BCE50,000 BCE20,000 BCE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 17,500 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 18,000 BCE - 17,000 BCE.

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