Storiascopio · Era 2 of 12 · primary year 3
Pottery spreads
about 9,000 years ago · Near East, China and Japan
In short
Clay pots were used to store food and to cook it over the fire. In China, in Xianrendong Cave, fragments about 20,000 years old have been found, made by hunter-gatherers. In the Near East pots became common much later, in farming villages, about 9000 years ago. The decorations on pots help archaeologists to tell different peoples apart.
Why it matters For archaeologists, broken bits of pottery are like an identity card of the people who made them.
Source: Science News Explores, “World's oldest pots”
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about 7 million years agoEvent 21 of 25about 5,300 years ago
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/pottery-spreads/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class