Archaeologists unearth rare 7,000-year-old bottle in China's Henan

ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- A rare type of bottle dating back over 7,000 years has been unearthed at the Peiligang site in the city of Xinzheng, central China's Henan Province, providing archaeologists with the earliest dated artifact of its kind in China.

Bottles with this unusual shape, featuring a small mouth and pointed bottom, are among the representative artifacts of the Yangshao culture and have been u