We probably owe this guy money, too.
Nobody, including the writer of the article, has remarked about the most interesting find of all, found in one of the photos: a bowl and SPOON.
If the ancient Chinese nobility had SPOONS, are chop sticks a newer invention— or were the lower classes required to use chop sticks to keep them busy and half-starved to prevent peasant rebellions?
Clever people those ancient Chinese!