Oldest known pottery found in China: 18,000 years old

The Los Angeles Times ^ | June 6, 2009 | Thomas H. Maugh II

[wolfcreek]

I’m not buying this. No where on it does it mention, *Made In China*

[concentric circles]

I was wondering about the shape as well. Could it be as simple an explaination that it was easier to make than other shapes?

[Nipplemancer]

maybe it was before the invention of the table and just pressed it into the earth to keep it upright.

[coconutt2000]

They’ve either closed that gap or this pottery is pre-Chinese.

Hmm... I wonder if that means descendants of these cave people have more ancient and prior rights to Chinese territory than the Chinese. According to Chinese expansionists prior claim is good enough to merit aggressive attempts at possession.

[Varda]

The Chinese are aggressive cultural imperialists too. Even when it’s pointed out that they aren’t really a homogenous population they shrug it off; the culture they say is continuous and unique. That seems to be a motive behind much of their archeaology. It’s also what makes me suspicious of finds like this.