Archaeologists have long reconstructed past civilizations from broken pots, discarded tools and buried middens of everyday ...

The discovery of clay tablets in Iraqi Kurdistan has helped archaeologists unlock the mystery of an ancient lost city. The 92 clay tablets were unearthed last summer by archaeologists from Germany’s ...

Discover how Maria Martinez revolutionized Pueblo pottery with her innovative black-on-black ceramics, inspired by ancient ...

Step into the fascinating world of Tunisian pottery, a craft refined over 3,000 years. From shaping clay to creating ...

The research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona analyzed pottery from key El Argar administrative centers including Tira del Lienzo and Ifre in Murcia province. According to the study ...

Thirteen Johns Hopkins undergraduates divide themselves into four groups and huddle over tables at Baltimore Clayworks, the ceramic arts studio in Mount Washington. Every group is trying to paint ...

The hand-coiling technique is one of the oldest methods of pottery making in Africa. It involves rolling clay into long strips and stacking them to form the desired shape. This method allows artisans ...

Archaeologists in central Greece have discovered thousands of miniature clay pots and statuettes in the ruins of an ancient sanctuary possibly dedicated to the Three Graces, officials said Wednesday.

Researchers suspected that people began domesticating olive trees about 8,000 to 6,000 years ago, but this is the first evidence of olive oil in the country of Israel. Ancient people pressed olive oil ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. People living in ancient Israel used olive oil about 8,000 years ago, according to a chemical ...

An unusual clay jar fragment depicting a ‘grotesque’ ancient deity for scaring away evil spirits has been discovered in Israel. The fragment, which dates back to the 4th or 5th century B.C., was ...