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Oldest pottery samples unearthed in China

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known samples of pottery in southern China

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known samples of pottery in southern China. The US archaeologists involved have determined that fragments from a large bowl found in Xianrendong Cave, Jiangxi Province, are 20,000 years old. The discovery, published in the journal Science, is the latest in recent years that have pushed back the invention of pottery [...]

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