Pottery News

• Archaeologists in Jerusalem unearth evidence of the 'historical conquest of the city by Babylon'
  
  At the site, a team led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte found layers of burnt ash along with pottery sherds, Scythian arrowheads, and gold jewelry.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• Xbox co-creator creates 'light and airy' bread from ancient YEAST found inside Egyptian pottery
  
  Tech developer Seamus Blackley collected yeast samples from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Harvard's Peabody Museum for his project.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 5 Aug 2019.
• 'Injury led to my interest in art - but my first painting was a disaster!'
  
  In his latest BBC Sport column, Andy Murray discusses how being injured allowed him to discover art and led to his "disastrous" attempts at painting and pottery.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 2 Jul 2019.
• Early Celts in Burgundy appropriated Mediterranean products and feasting practices
  
  Early Celts in eastern France imported Mediterranean pottery, as well as olive oil and wine, and may have appropriated Mediterranean feasting practices, according to a new study.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019.
• Ancient Fingerprints Show Men and Women Both Made Pottery in the American Southwest
  
  Long thought to be primarily women's work, new analysis of ceramic fragments shows both sexes created pottery at Chaco Canyon
  Smithsonian.  Tuesday, 4 Jun 2019.
• The Wolf's Lair Attempts Transition From Tourist Trap to Educational Site
  
  The Polish government has taken over ownership of the one-time nerve center of the Third Reich, ridding the site of paintball and pottery classes
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 2 May 2019.
• Crews dug through sewer lines. They found ancient pottery
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Most of the time when the city of Annapolis makes construction crews monitor any digging for archeological artifacts nothing of interest turns up. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 27 Apr 2019.
• Williams-Sonoma Inc. coming to India
  
  Williams-Sonoma Inc. has partnered with Reliance Brands Limited to bring Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm to India for the first time through a franchising agreement.
  Furniture Today.  Monday, 26 Nov 2018.
• Pottery Barn launches Modern Baby collection
  
  Pottery Barn Kids has launched Pottery Barn Modern Baby, a collection that is designed to make a style statement with nursery furniture, bedding, wall art, rugs, lighting, decorative accessories ...
  Furniture Today.  Friday, 20 Jul 2018.
• Mesmerizing Zoetrope Pottery
  
  Kenny Sing's handmade pottery is impossibly precise.
  Mental Floss.  Monday, 9 Jul 2018.
• Italy's oldest olive oil discovered in peculiar pot
  
  Chemical analysis conducted on ancient pottery discovered from the Early Bronze Age proves Italians started using olive oil 700 years sooner than what's previously been recorded.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 30 May 2018.
• Shipwreck mystery solved thanks to 800-year-old 'Made in China' label
  
  An 800-year-old piece of piece of pottery has helped archaeologists piece together fascinating new details about a medieval ship that sank off the coast of Indonesia.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 16 May 2018.
• Savor Puebla, a Mexican gem known for its food and sense of style
  
  Puebla, Mexico, isn't just the home of mole, talavera pottery and Cinco de Mayo partying. It's a marvel of Spanish Colonial architecture that added several new attractions in recent years, then endured a major quake in September 2017.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 18 Mar 2018.

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