Mid-Neolithic pottery comes from the Yuanshan and Niumatou cultures. Yuanshan pottery is light brown, while most Niumatou pottery is orange-red or reddish-brown cord-marked pottery.
圓山文化陶器多為淺棕色素面；牛罵頭文化則多為橙紅色或紅褐色的繩紋陶器。