Xianren Cave
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 Location in China
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| Location | Jiangxi |
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| Region | southern China |
| Coordinates | 29°33′N 115°57′E / 29.55°N 115.95°E |
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| Material | limestone Karst |
| Founded | 18,000 BP |
| Abandoned | 17,800 BP |
| Periods | Paleolithic China |
Xianren Cave is a small cave located in Dayuan Village (大源乡) Wannian County, Jiangxi province, China, and a location for historically important finds of prehistoric pottery shards and rice grains. The name refers to the legendary Chinese Xian "immortal; transcendent; fairy". The cave is 7 metres (23 ft) tall, 11 m (36 ft) wide, and 14 m (46 ft) deep.
In 2012, according to Science, the earliest pottery found anywhere in the world, dating to 20,000 to 19,000 calendar years before the present, was found at this site.
Coordinates: 29°33′56″N 115°57′31″E / 29.56556°N 115.95861°E
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