POTTERY

My favorite hobby

Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions, originating before the Neolithic period, with ceramic objects such as the Gravettian culture Venus of Dolní Věstonice figurine discovered in the Czech Republic dating back to 29,000 - 25,000 BC. However, the earliest known pottery vessels were discovered in Jiangxi, China, which date back to 18,000 BC. Other early Neolithic and pre-Neolithic pottery artifacts have been found, in Jōmon Japan (10,500 BC), the Russian Far East (14,000 BC), Sub-Saharan Africa (9,400 BC),[5] South America (9,000s - 7,000s BC), and the Middle East (7,000s - 6,000s BC). Pottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a desired shape and heating them to high temperatures (600 - 1600°C) in a bonfire, pit or kiln, which induces reactions that lead to permanent changes including increasing the strength and rigidity of the object. The 4 types of clay for pottery are earthenware, stoneware,porcelain, and ball clay.

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