Research
11,000-year-old clay fragments reveal early experiments in pottery-making
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- Clay fragments about 11,000 years old were found near the Upper Tigris.
- The fragments show people there experimenting with turning clay into containers.
- These experiments came well before pottery became common in Southwest Asia.
Why it matters
The fragments push back the evidence for early pottery experimentation in Southwest Asia, which helps archaeologists trace when and how clay-container technology developed.
Who’s affected
- archaeologists and prehistory researchers
- readers interested in early human technology
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- #pottery
- #prehistory
- #southwest asia
- #upper tigris
Long before pottery became commonplace in Southwest Asia, people living beside the Upper Tigris were experimenting with ways to turn clay into containers.