Pottery News

• Meet the 'pottery girl' going viral on TikTok
  
  A young Australian who fell in love with pottery after her travel plans were put on hold due to Covid-19 restrictions has captured the attention of close to half a million people on TikTok.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 10 Dec 2021.
• Berwick Infirmary excavation unearths medieval well
  
  A number of nearly complete shoes and large shards of pottery were found inside the water hole.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 7 Nov 2021.
• Ancient shipwreck dating back 2,500 years is discovered beneath Aegean Sea
  
  The remains of an ancient ship that sank 2,500 years ago near the island of Kythera, Greece. Scientists found hundreds of pieces of pottery on its deck that came from three Greek Islands.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 5 Nov 2021.
• Fingerprints point to 5,000-year-old Orkney pottery class
  
  Archaeologists suggest marks found on ceramics in Orkney were left by potters and an apprentice.
  BBC News.  Monday, 25 Oct 2021.
• Philadelphia pottery artist Roberto Lugo
  
  Roberto Lugo grew up in a North Philadelphia neighborhood better known for poverty and crime than for pottery. Yet the 40-year-old artist's ceramics, featuring the faces of his personal heroes, put a modern spin on classic teapots. ...
  CBS News.  Sunday, 3 Oct 2021.
• Ceramic artist Roberto Lugo's spin on teapots
  
  Having grown up in a North Philadelphia neighborhood better known for poverty and crime than for pottery, the 40-year-old artist's transformative ceramics are a modern take on classic design, featuring the faces of his personal heroes.
  CBS News.  Sunday, 3 Oct 2021.
• Boppy Recalls Millions of Cushions After 8 Reported Infant Deaths
  
  The Boppy Company lounger pads, which federal regulators say can cause suffocation, were sold by retailers including Pottery Barn Kids, Walmart, Target and Amazon.
  New York Times.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• Centuries-Old Pottery Could Reveal When the Crow Arrived in Wyoming
  
  Radiocarbon dating of ceramics found at Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site may offer new insights on the region's Indigenous history
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 16 Sep 2021.
• Officials Seize 782 Ancient Artifacts Acquired Illicitly by Single Belgian Collector
  
  The trove of treasures, including a funerary slab, amphorae and pottery dated to pre-Roman times, is worth an estimated $13 million
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 24 Jun 2021.
• Extreme Mudlarking: How London Fortune Hunters Unearth Thames Treasures
  
  London's mudlarks hunt for treasures in the River Thames's tidal sands, finding everything from Roman pottery to human bones.
  Mental Floss.  Tuesday, 23 Mar 2021.

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