Banpo Neolithic Village Xi'an - 2008

31. Decorated Pottery

The residents at Banpo were involved in agriculture, growing millet and vegetables; they also hunted and fished. Tools and artworks were made of bone, horn, pottery, stone, and animal teeth, and nearly 1000 intact or restorable pottery vessels were recovered. Most of the vessels were red and brown basins, bowls and small mouthed vases with conical bases. Decoration on the vessels is of fishes and human faces.