The potter's wheel was widely used by the beginning of the third phase of the Early Bronze Age, about 2400 BCE. Pottery cannot be made by hand modeling or coiling without the potter either turning the ...

The ancient art of pottery was on display in the Crossroads this weekend at the nineth annual Midwest Pottery Fest.

Pottery making is a timeless craft that combines skill, patience, and creativity. The process begins with shaping the clay on a potter's wheel or by hand, followed by drying and firing in a kiln at ...

If it took me that long to build a potter's wheel, imagine how long it took the ancients to ... Unfortunately, my information came in tiny pieces from varied sources. I did use two books on ancient ...

NARRATOR:'Like this potter's wheel that was invented over six thousand years ago. In Ancient Sumer.' NARRATOR:'The job remained the same until a few hundred years ago NARRATOR:'when machinery once ...

We Ancient Greeks are very ... Local clay is used as it has a marvellous reddish-brown colour. Our potters make all manner of pots: pots for wine, for oil, for perfume, for food.

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...