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Originally Posted by El Gibbon The first OF THE pottery from up to 5500 to 6500 years ago had been found! | The first pottery can be traced back to either the Grooved Ware Peoples and some of it is estimated to be 30,000 years old (if you believe Masons) or the Jomon examples from Japan which are estimated to be 10,000 years old. Quote: |
Originally Posted by El Gibbon It is the first evidence of organized RICE farming in the civilized world. | The Thais would love to believe that but the first organised farming took place in what is now Israel and the West Bank. |
Picky, picky
My references were not Thai but the University of Penn. which has a renowned archeology department.
That's what I get for not using direct quotes from the research. Too old and memory is quitting on me. However, it doesn't detract from the pleasure of being there and seeing it.
It is interesting that the last Ice Age period is regularly accepted as the beginning of 'our' civilization by many of us. Yet, there is specific evidence of prehistory peoples from many years (eons?) prior. Underworld is a fine example of some of the research going on. BTW one of the sites not accessible to them during the writing of the book was verified with the Tsunami of -04, when remains of an old temple/buildings were sited on the South East coast of India as the waters receded prior to the wave.
E. G.