Ancient Greek pottery: bowls, jars, and plinths made from red clay and decorated with black designs Pottery can be used for everyday needs like dishes, storage containers, and cooking pots. It is also commonly used to create decorative elements like vases and small statues. Pottery is used ...
• Europe • Ancient Persia • Middle East • Ancient India • Americas • Africa • Ancient Greece • Developments in Chinese PotteryLate Minoan Palace Style Vase Neopalatial Period (1700-1425 BCE) Note the all-over decoration. Greek Hydria with birds (700 BCE) Water-carrying vess...
Ancient sign of “african” wild dog confirm also existence of species/genus in near and middle east of Asia and Persia to Pakistan. How also cheetah. Pleistocene wild dogs lived also in Europe, how earlier Xenocyon lycaonoides and dhole or sardinian dhole, close related to Lycaon. Photo in...
Peppers became an integral part of the diet and culture of many ancient civilizations in the Americas. They were not only used as a food source but also had medicinal and ceremonial significance. Peppers were traded across the region, spreading their cultivation and use to various indigenous group...
The first wheel was found in ancient Mesopotamia, and is thought to be used as a potter's wheel to throw clay pots. Ancient Egypt and India saw the invention of the shaduf, a hand-operated lever and fulcrum used to lift water to irrigate crops. Ancient Greek philosopher Archimedes was ...
Examples of this craft include jewelry, decorative edgings for clothing items, and tatted doilies. Weaving The development of weaving and spinning first began in ancient Egypt around 3400 BC and went on to become a massive industry during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. Weaving invo...
There are a number of important experimental studies on mechanical properties simulated in artificially prepared material similar to ancient pottery that, in a few cases, also involve alternative tests on archaeological pottery with small size sample requirements (Hertzian fracture stress) (Kilikoglou et...
Passages in the Hebrew Bible talk about slaves smearing the blood from a lamb on their front doors to ward off the angel of death from taking their first-born children. In ancient Catholic times, red doors represented the blood of Christ and signified the sanctity of being on holy ground. ...
Greek pottery, the clay vessels of the ancient Greeks, important for their beauty of form and decoration and for their demonstration of changes in Greek pictorial art. Such vessels as the krater and kylix were used to store and drink wine, while such sma
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Key People: Adolf Furtwängler Related Topics: amphora red-figure pottery alabastron krater lekythos See all related content examples of ancient Greek pottery formsExamples of ancient Greek pottery forms: (A) bell krater, (B) lebes, (C) sky...