1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁B P . ▁Sam ples ▁of ▁the ▁pot tery ▁were ▁radi oc ar bon ▁dated , ▁and ▁although ▁one ▁result ▁is ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁pot tery ▁emer ged ▁at ▁very ▁early ▁date ▁( i . e . ▁ 1 0 , 1 8 0 ± 6 5 ▁B P ▁[ AA - 3 8 1 0 5 ]), ▁other ▁dates ▁are ▁somewhat ▁later . ▁If ▁the ▁earlier ▁d ating ▁holds ▁true , ▁Y ung g im un ▁pot tery ▁from ▁G os an - ni ▁would ▁be , ▁along ▁with ▁central ▁and ▁southern ▁China , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Arch ip el ago , ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁Far ▁East , ▁among ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁pot tery ▁in ▁world ▁pre history . ▁K uz min ▁suggests ▁that ▁more ▁absolute ▁d ating ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁better ▁perspective ▁on ▁this ▁notion . ▁ ▁Early ▁Je ul mun ▁The ▁Early ▁Je ul mun ▁period ▁( c . ▁ 6 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 0 ▁BC ) ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁deep - se a ▁fish ing , ▁hunting , ▁and ▁small ▁semi - per man ent ▁settlement s ▁with ▁pit - h ouses . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁Early ▁Je ul mun ▁settlement s ▁include ▁Se op oh ang , ▁A ms a - d ong , ▁and ▁Os an - ri . ▁Rad i oc ar bon ▁evidence ▁from ▁coast al ▁shell m idden ▁sites ▁such ▁as ▁U ls an ▁Se j uk