Ancient pottery found in Guangxi  

桂林发现距今12000年左右岭南地区最原始陶器

经过两个多月的考古挖掘，专家们在广西桂林市大岩遗址发现了一批距今12000年左右的原始陶器。1月29日，广西文物考古研究所研究员李珍接受中新社记者采访时表示，该批文物是目前中国岭南地区出土的最原始的陶器，充分证明了桂林是中国史前陶器中心起源地之一。

Guilin (CNS) -- Pottery dating back about 12,000 years has been discovered in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a local archeological institute said on Tuesday.

Li Zhen, head of the institute, said the pieces were discovered in the most ancient part of the Lingnan Area, a geographic reference to south China's "Five Ranges" that covers Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Yunnan.

The pottery was excavated from the Dayan Cave, a famous cultural relic site discovered in 1999 in Lin'gui county of Guilin.

Three simple earthen pieces, which are typical representations of the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Era, are the most valuable, Li said.