4steps from the big bang
116things can go into it
bowl
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The oldest pottery ever found, in China, is about 20,000 years old.
First appearedc. 18,000 BCE
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What it leads to →
Nothing on this map is built from it yet.
The oldest pottery ever found, in China, is about 20,000 years old.
From the big bang to bowl
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
claydate unknown
bowlc. 18,000 BCE