11,000-year-old clay fragments reveal early experiments in pottery-making
Long before pottery became commonplace in Southwest Asia, people living beside the Upper Tigris were experimenting with ways to turn clay into containers.
Breaking Science News Clay Fragments from Türkiye Point to Pottery Experiments 11,000 Years Ago
Archaeologists say 46 low-fired shards from Çemka Höyük, a Neolithic site in Türkiye, suggest people were testing clay’s possibilities long before pottery became common.
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