Shaanxi History Museum - Relics of Prehistoric Times

Painted water basin

The painted water basin with human mask and fish patterns is excavated in the Banpo Village Remains of Xi'an.

In Neolithic Age, human beings gradually started to do daily works with the help of stone. Thus, stones were grinded into different shapes for different purposes. As a result, relics in this period were often stone tools. Simple potteries, especially painted potteries, started to appear in the history used in this period. Flower or fish line patterns were the most common patterns used on the potteries. Detail Information about Relics of Prehistoric Times
  • Painted water basin
  • Yangshao Man's hieroglyphics, who lived 5000 or 7000 years ago, Shaanxi Provincial History Museum.
  • A painted pot with design of beast face
  • Painted pottery bowl with geometric design, a food container, the Neolithic Age (about 5000 to 7000 years ago), unearthed from Jiangzhai, Lintong.
  • Vase with design of human face, a water vessel, the Neolithic Age (About 5000-7000 years ago).
  • Bone "ji" (ornamental hair-pins), bone fish fork and ornaments of animal tooth of the Neolithic Age in Shaanxi Provincial History Museum.
  • The Skull of People in Prehistoric Stage, Shaanxi Provincial History Museum
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- Last updated on Nov. 14, 2017 by Gabby Li -