http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/662794.stm
this is in japan. the oldest known pottery comes from japan..
"Before the discovery, the oldest remains of a structure were those at Terra Amata in France, from around 200,000 to 400,000 years ago. "
the way i see it, is that if you look at the buildings of indigineous peoples you will see the way their ancestors built from before the time of history.