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pottery

[pot-uh-ree] / ˈpɒt ə ri /
NOUN
containers made from clay; clay art
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The company said it was the last heritage pottery in the world still using this traditional method by hand.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Corded Ware were named after the cord-like impressions in their pottery and carried a distinctive genetic signature previously absent from most of Europe.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Joshua fused the pieces together, following an ancient Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Despite these very early first steps, neither pottery nor weaving took off until people became sedentary and thereby escaped the problem of transporting pots and looms.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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