Txiv qaub yog ib qho ntawm cov khoom siv cementing ntxov tshaj plaws siv los ntawm tib neeg. Cov Greeks thaum ub siv nws hauv kev tsim kho thaum ntxov li xyoo pua 8 BC, thiab Tuam Tshoj pib siv nws nyob rau xyoo pua 7 BC. Ntau yam zoo- khaws cia cov duab qub qub thiab rammed- lub hauv paus hauv ntiaj teb qhia txog kev siv cov txiv qaub. Kev tsim kho ntawm Great Wall of Qin yog lwm qhov piv txwv.
Tuam Tshoj yog ib lub teb chaws ntxov tshaj plaws los tsim thiab siv cov txiv qaub. Cov pov thawj archaeological qhia tau hais tias nyob rau hauv ntau lub sij hawm Longshan qhov chaw kab lis kev cai nyob rau hauv lub Yellow River phiab (kwv yees li 2800-2300 BC), du thiab ruaj phab ntsa thiab cov plag tsev plastered nrog txiv qaub tau pom. C-14 sib tam qhia tau hais tias cov txiv qaub siv nyob rau hauv Longshan lub sij hawm qhov chaw yog artificially calcined.
Nrog rau txoj kev loj hlob ntawm kev lag luam niaj hnub, ntxiv rau kev ua cov khoom tseem ceeb rau kev tsim vaj tsev, txiv qaub tau pom ntau yam kev siv hauv ntau qhov kev lag luam tawm tshiab. Cov kua qaub ntau yog siv rau hauv metallurgy, glassmaking, alkali thiab qab zib ntau lawm, papermaking, tawv tanning, calcium carbide thiab organic chemicals, carbonized bricks, carbonized boards, raws li zoo raws li kev txhim kho av, dej kho, thiab roj purification.
