Pots from hunter-gatherer site in China tell tale of lifestyle shift
Find pre-dates agriculture, suggesting farmers weren’t the first to adopt more settled living habits

CERAMIC INNOVATORS Newly discovered remains of pottery made by hunter-gatherers living on China’s central plain around 10,000 years ago include plain pieces (shown) and decorated pieces.
Y. Wang et al/Antiquity 2015
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