This ceramic vessel from prehistoric Japan may be decorated with flames, but archaeologists are unsure about their meaning.
(Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art; Public Domain)
QUICK FACTS
Name: Fire-flame vessel (ka'en doki)
What it is: A decorated earthenware vessel
Where it is from: Honshu, Japan
When it was made: Circa 2500 B.C.
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Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss. Kristina holds a Ph.D. in biological anthropology and an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina, as well as a B.A. in Latin from the University of Virginia, and she was formerly a university professor and researcher. She has received awards from the Society for American Archaeology and the American Anthropological Association for her science writing.
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