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Chinese Ceramics
One indicator that a civilization has moved into the Neolithic age is the appearance of pottery vessels. Ceramics were the earliest “new material” mastered by humans; it is hard, durable, and easy to fire.
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Scientists in Ancient China
As most of China’s current scientific and technological means of production were introduced from the West, it is easy to assume that China was originally a backward country in these fields.
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Chemistry in Ancient China
In ancient China, the relevant practical knowledge of chemistry and its related technology came primarily from the accumulated experience of craftsmen. Concepts and hypotheses of chemical changes sprouted and evolved from the analytical thinking and debates in which they engaged.
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