Shards of Painted Pottery Discovered in Inner Mongolia

Shards of painted pottery dating to the Neolithic Period have been discovered in north China 's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The shards of pottery, perhaps a bowl can be dated 4,500 to 5, 500 years ago. Archeologists have excavated 177 items altogether, including jade and stone artifacts from a tomb in Hulun Buir. The discovery of these shards of pottery suggest frequent cultural exchanges among northern ethnic groups and central China then, said Zhao Yuming, a local official in charge of cultural relics.

Along with archaeological finds in the area dating back to the Paleolithic Age and the Shang and Zhou dynasties (B.C.16th century to B.C.221), a comprehensive study of the autonomous region's cultural history is now possible, said archaeologists.


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