When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

Industrial pottery manufacture was developed in Jordan, southern Levant, Asia Minor, Tunisia and Sardinia. There are ...

Dive deep into the ancient tradition of Bizen pottery, an art form that has flourished ... the process begins with the careful shaping of clay, followed by a fire-fueled kiln technique that ...

Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by strings that passed through their necks Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Researchers have discovered a trove of ancient clay puppets at an ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts in Megiddo, supporting biblical accounts of a historic ...

Clay: A Human History,” by Jennifer Lucy Allan, is a collection of fascinating fragments, from ancient myths to music made in porcelain bowls.

Clay, Wood, Fire, Spirit: The Pottery of Richard Bresnahan is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

In the land of Moenjodaro and Harappa, where ancient craftsmanship still whispers secrets ... shop owners lament the decline of traditional pottery. Factory-made clay items from Lahore and Gujranwala ...