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Pottery in the Early and Middle Neolithic was very simple and poor in types. Since the Late Neolithic, especially since the Metal Age, pottery has become more and more abundant and variformed in both structure and utility functions. Pottery types in the Late periods were always more plentiful and variformed than the early periods due to the addition of foot and handle stuck to them, especially the variation in the structure of rim shape and creations of new types. Pottery designs have also been richer in forms and varied through stages of development. Combed and pressed designs had dominated in the Early and Middle Neolithic. Since the Late Neolithic, especially since the Metal Age, cord designs have had more advantage and along with combed and pressed ones have become traditional designs on Vietnamese ancient pottery. From the Late Neolithic to the Early Iron Age, more and more new designs appeared such as incised, impressed, applied, painted or perforated ones. These designs were often combined together or changed to create much more designs which were both nice and sophisticated, at the same time preserving the tradition as well as presenting renovations and creative, symbolizing each culture or each cultural stage.
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