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Historyofthe

Coilingisamethodofcreatingpottery.Ithasbeenusedtoshapeclayintovesselsformany

thousandsofyears.ItrangesfromAfricatoGreeceandfromChinatoNewMexico.Theyhave

usedthismethodinavarietyofways.Usingthecoilingtechnique,itispossibletobuildthicker

ortallerwalledvessels,whichmaynothavebeenpossibleusingearliermethods.The

techniquepermitscontrolofthewallsastheyarebuiltupandallowsbuildingontopofthe

wallstomakethevessellookbiggerandbulgeoutwardornarrowinwardwithlessdangerof

collapsing.Therearemanywaystobuildceramicobjectsusingthecoilingtechnique.Todo

this,thepottertakesapliablematerial(usuallyclay)thenrollsituntilitformsalongroll.Then,

byplacingonecoilontopofanother,differentshapescanbeformed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coiling_(pottery)

TheJomonPeriodistheearliesthistoricaleraofJapanese

historywhichbeganaround14,500BCE,coincidingwiththe

NeolithicPeriodinEuropeandAsia,andendedaround300BCE

whentheYayoiPeriodbegan.ThenameJomon,meaning'cord

marked'or'patterned',comesfromthestyleofpotterymade

duringthattime.AlthoughtheentireperiodiscalledJomon,

variousphasescanbeidentifiedbasedonthestyleandintended

useofthepottery.

http://www.ancient.eu/Jomon_Period/

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HistoryOfEgyptianPottery:TheancientEgyptiansweregifted

artisansandpotterywasanartwheretheyexcelled.Egyptinthe

predynasticperiodproducedpotteryofveryhighquality.Egypt

madepotterybeforebuildingthePyramids.Thisisevidentfromthe

presenceofolderhieroglyphicwritingwithcharacterswhichhave

imagesofearthenvessels.Picturesofpotteryvesselsandsmall

piecesofpotteryhavebeenfoundintombsoftheFourth,Fifth,and

SixthDynasties,contemporarywithandafterthebuildingofthe

GreatPyramid.From3000BContheirpotterywasdecoratedwith

depictionsofanimals,humans,boatsandvariousotherpatternsand

symbols.Twomainveinsofpotteryexistedduringthisperiod,

potteryfromNileclay(red/brownafterfiring)andpotteryfrommarl

clay(usuallypolishedtogivealustrouslook)

http://www.veniceclayartists.com/egyptian-pottery/

EgyptianPot

Amphora(pl.amphorae):oneofthemostcommonforms

inGreekpottery,variousshapes,alwayswithtwovertical

neck-handlesandusedforstoringandtransportingoil,wine

andfoodstuffssuchasolives.Oftenwithalidbutthesehave

rarelysurvived.

http://www.ancient.eu/article/489/

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