🧿 Yuchanyan

People's Republic of China · Asia · 25.58°N, 111.48°E

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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. The pottery specimens may be the oldest known examples of pottery.

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CountryPeople's Republic of China
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)25.58°N, 111.48°E · view on map

Yuchanyan is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.

More archaeological sites in People's Republic of China

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