Pottery 20,000 Years Old Found In A Chinese Cave

BEIJING — Pottery fragments found in a south China cave have been confirmed to be 20,000 years old, making them the oldest known pottery in the world, archaeologists say.

The findings, which will appear in the journal Science on Friday, add to recent efforts that have dated pottery piles in east Asia to more than 15,000 years ago, refuting conventional theories that the invention of pottery correlates to the period about 10,000 years ago when humans moved from being hunter-gathers to farmers.

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Pottery 20,000 Years Old Found In A Chinese Cave

BEIJING — Pottery fragments found in a south China cave have been confirmed to be 20,000 years old, making them the oldest known pottery in the world, archaeologists say.

The findings, which will appear in the journal Science on Friday, add to recent efforts that have dated pottery piles in east Asia to more than 15,000 years ago, refuting conventional theories that the invention of pottery correlates to the period about 10,000 years ago when humans moved from being hunter-gathers to farmers.

as I understood it , it always was 15,000 years ago

the weather patterns changed for the better and allowed farming

this is the problem with global warming I guess unstable weather means less stable food production, meaning less food meaning more disruption.

very interesting article

thanks

They were grinding axes 20,000 years ago so pottery couldn’t have been too hard for them.

roughbarked said:

They were grinding axes 20,000 years ago so pottery couldn’t have been too hard for them.

Nice to have a confirmation though

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

They were grinding axes 20,000 years ago so pottery couldn’t have been too hard for them.

Nice to have a confirmation though

I reckon for sure that if we redefine what we call agriculture, then this date can be pushed back as well.

roughbarked said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

They were grinding axes 20,000 years ago so pottery couldn’t have been too hard for them.

Nice to have a confirmation though

I reckon for sure that if we redefine what we call agriculture, then this date can be pushed back as well.

This seems like a lucky find. I’d assume that caves would preserve things with minimal disturbance. Might be more difficult to uncover other relics in less oppotune environments.

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

Nice to have a confirmation though

I reckon for sure that if we redefine what we call agriculture, then this date can be pushed back as well.

This seems like a lucky find. I’d assume that caves would preserve things with minimal disturbance. Might be more difficult to uncover other relics in less oppotune environments.

that goes without saying.

roughbarked said:

Riff-in-Thyme said:

roughbarked said:

I reckon for sure that if we redefine what we call agriculture, then this date can be pushed back as well.

This seems like a lucky find. I’d assume that caves would preserve things with minimal disturbance. Might be more difficult to uncover other relics in less oppotune environments.

that goes without saying.

Damn!! I hate wasted breath!!!! ;)