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The '''Xianren Cave''' ({{zh|s=仙人洞}}, ''Xiānréndòng''), together with the nearby '''Diaotonghuan''' ({{zh|s=吊桶环}}, ''Diàotǒnghuán'') [[rock shelter]], is an archaeological site in Dayuan Township (大源乡), [[Wannian County]] in the Jiangxi province, China<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2008-08/31/content_9745287.htm|title=The unusual Xianren Cave (奇特的仙人洞)|language=Chinese|date=31 August 2008|accessdate=February 26, 2011}}</ref> and a location of historically important discoveries of prehistoric [[pottery]] shards and it bears evidence of early [[rice]] cultivation. The cave's name refers to the legendary Chinese enlightened people, the [[Xian (Daoist)|Xian]] "immortals". The cave is {{Convert|7|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} high, {{cvt|11|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wide, and {{cvt|14|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} deep.
The '''Xianren Cave''' ({{zh|s=仙人洞}}, ''Xiānréndòng''), together with the nearby '''Diaotonghuan''' ({{zh|s=吊桶环}}, ''Diàotǒnghuán'') [[rock shelter]], is an archaeological site in Dayuan Township (大源乡), [[Wannian County]] in the Jiangxi province, China<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2008-08/31/content_9745287.htm|title=The unusual Xianren Cave (奇特的仙人洞)|language=Chinese|date=31 August 2008|accessdate=February 26, 2011}}</ref> and a location of historically important discoveries of prehistoric [[pottery]] shards and it bears evidence of early [[rice]] cultivation. The cave's name refers to the legendary Chinese enlightened people, the [[Xian (Daoist)|Xian]] "immortals". The cave is {{Convert|7|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} high, {{cvt|11|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wide, and {{cvt|14|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} deep.


A 2012 publication in the ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' journal, announced that the earliest pottery yet known anywhere in the world was found at this site dating by radiocarbon to between 20,000 and 19,000 years before present, at the end of the [[Last Glacial Period]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/06/pottery-found-in-from-china-cave-confirmed-as-worlds-oldest/1#.UDiyGtZlRv0|title=Pottery found in China cave confirmed as world's oldest|author=Stanglin, Douglas|publisher=''[[USA Today]]''|date=2012-06-29}}</ref><ref name=Xianrendong>{{cite journal|title=Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|date=June 29, 2012|volume=336|issue=6089|pages=1696–1700|doi=10.1126/science.1218643|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6089/1696|accessdate=June 29, 2012|bibcode = 2012Sci...336.1696W|pmid=22745428|author1=Wu|first1=X|last2=Zhang|first2=C|last3=Goldberg|first3=P|last4=Cohen|first4=D|last5=Pan|first5=Y|last6=Arpin|first6=T|last7=Bar-Yosef|first7=O}}</ref> The carbon 14 datation was established by carefully dating surrounding sediments.<ref name=Xianrendong/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bar-Yosef |first1=Ofer |last2=Arpin |first2=Trina |last3=Pan |first3=Yan |last4=Cohen |first4=David |last5=Goldberg |first5=Paul |last6=Zhang |first6=Chi |last7=Wu |first7=Xiaohong |title=Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China |journal=Science |date=29 June 2012 |volume=336 |issue=6089 |pages=1696–1700 |doi=10.1126/science.1218643 |url=https://science.sciencemag.org/content/336/6089/1696 |language=en |issn=0036-8075}}</ref> There is no trace of cooking or firing associated to the pottery fragments, so it is thought that the containers were only used to store materials, such as grease, bone marrow or beverages.<ref name=Xianrendong/>
A 2012 publication in the ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' journal, announced that the earliest pottery yet known anywhere in the world was found at this site dating by radiocarbon to between 20,000 and 19,000 years before present, at the end of the [[Last Glacial Period]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/06/pottery-found-in-from-china-cave-confirmed-as-worlds-oldest/1#.UDiyGtZlRv0|title=Pottery found in China cave confirmed as world's oldest|author=Stanglin, Douglas|publisher=''[[USA Today]]''|date=2012-06-29}}</ref><ref name=Xianrendong>{{cite journal|title=Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|date=June 29, 2012|volume=336|issue=6089|pages=1696–1700|doi=10.1126/science.1218643|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6089/1696|accessdate=June 29, 2012|bibcode = 2012Sci...336.1696W|pmid=22745428|author1=Wu|first1=X|last2=Zhang|first2=C|last3=Goldberg|first3=P|last4=Cohen|first4=D|last5=Pan|first5=Y|last6=Arpin|first6=T|last7=Bar-Yosef|first7=O}}</ref> The carbon 14 datation was established by carefully dating surrounding sediments.<ref name=Xianrendong/><ref name="Science">{{cite journal |last1=Bar-Yosef |first1=Ofer |last2=Arpin |first2=Trina |last3=Pan |first3=Yan |last4=Cohen |first4=David |last5=Goldberg |first5=Paul |last6=Zhang |first6=Chi |last7=Wu |first7=Xiaohong |title=Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China |journal=Science |date=29 June 2012 |volume=336 |issue=6089 |pages=1696–1700 |doi=10.1126/science.1218643 |url=https://science.sciencemag.org/content/336/6089/1696 |language=en |issn=0036-8075}}</ref> Many of the pottery fragments had scorch marks, suggesting that the pottery was used for cooking.<ref name="Science"/>


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Revision as of 07:45, 10 May 2019

Xianren Cave
Xianren Cave is located in China
Xianren Cave
Location in China
LocationJiangxi
Regionsouthern China
Coordinates29°33′56″N 115°57′31″E / 29.56556°N 115.95861°E / 29.56556; 115.95861
History
MaterialLimestone Karst
Founded18,000 BP
Abandoned17,800 BP
PeriodsPaleolithic China

The Xianren Cave (Chinese: 仙人洞, Xiānréndòng), together with the nearby Diaotonghuan (Chinese: 吊桶环, Diàotǒnghuán) rock shelter, is an archaeological site in Dayuan Township (大源乡), Wannian County in the Jiangxi province, China[1] and a location of historically important discoveries of prehistoric pottery shards and it bears evidence of early rice cultivation. The cave's name refers to the legendary Chinese enlightened people, the Xian "immortals". The cave is 7 m (23.0 ft) high, 11 m (36.1 ft) wide, and 14 m (45.9 ft) deep.

A 2012 publication in the Science journal, announced that the earliest pottery yet known anywhere in the world was found at this site dating by radiocarbon to between 20,000 and 19,000 years before present, at the end of the Last Glacial Period.[2][3] The carbon 14 datation was established by carefully dating surrounding sediments.[3][4] Many of the pottery fragments had scorch marks, suggesting that the pottery was used for cooking.[4]

  • Inside the cave.
    Inside the cave.
  • 20,000-10,000 year old pottery with re-construction repairs found in the cave.[5]
    20,000-10,000 year old pottery with re-construction repairs found in the cave.[5]
  • Xianrendong cave pottery fragment, radiocarbon dated to circa 20,000 BP[6][7]
    Xianrendong cave pottery fragment, radiocarbon dated to circa 20,000 BP[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The unusual Xianren Cave (奇特的仙人洞)" (in Chinese). 31 August 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Stanglin, Douglas (2012-06-29). "Pottery found in China cave confirmed as world's oldest". USA Today. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b Wu, X; Zhang, C; Goldberg, P; Cohen, D; Pan, Y; Arpin, T; Bar-Yosef, O (June 29, 2012). "Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China". Science. 336 (6089): 1696–1700. Bibcode:2012Sci...336.1696W. doi:10.1126/science.1218643. PMID 22745428. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Bar-Yosef, Ofer; Arpin, Trina; Pan, Yan; Cohen, David; Goldberg, Paul; Zhang, Chi; Wu, Xiaohong (29 June 2012). "Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China". Science. 336 (6089): 1696–1700. doi:10.1126/science.1218643. ISSN 0036-8075.
  5. ^ Huan, Anthony (13 April 2019). "Ancient China: Neolithic". National Museum of China.
  6. ^ Bar-Yosef, Ofer; Arpin, Trina; Pan, Yan; Cohen, David; Goldberg, Paul; Zhang, Chi; Wu, Xiaohong (29 June 2012). "Early Pottery at 20,000 Years Ago in Xianrendong Cave, China". Science. 336 (6089): 1696–1700. doi:10.1126/science.1218643. ISSN 0036-8075.
  7. ^ Marshall, Michael. "Oldest pottery hints at cooking's ice-age origins". www.newscientist.com.


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