THE field of archaeology is rife with buildings and artefacts that are considered to be the oldest. The oldest known stone structure (Göbekli Tepe, Turkiye – built around 9,000 BCE) the oldest known clay pot (found in Xianren cave in Jiangxi, China – around 20,000 years old) and the oldest known paved road (Lake Moeris Quarry Road, Egypt – about 2,500BCE) all have something in common, aside from being really old they were all made by humans. Read full story



