Poll Time: Which Pottery Vessel is the Oldest?

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Which pottery vessel is the oldest? Vote in the poll!

  • A) Cretan Clay askos with ‘Marine Style’ decoration
  • B) Pottery Jar from Tall Zira’a (Jordan)
  • C) A single-loop-handled pot from the Gansu Province of China
  • D) An Etruscan red on white slip pottery vessel from Vulci or Bisencio
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Oohhh fun! I voted, but I have to admit that I don’t know the right answer…

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I’ll reveal the answers in one week. :grin:

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It was a choice between 2 pots, so I voted for my favourite dead civilization.

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Answers:

  • The oldest is C (c. 3400-2000 BCE)
  • The second oldest is A (c. 1500-1450 BCE)
  • The third oldest is B (c.1440-1300 BCE)
  • The least old is D (c. 700 BCE)

Well done to everyone who chose C! :clap:t4:

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Thanks for revealing it! That was fun. And: YAY I WON! :wink:

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