pottery
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It said archaeological trenches dug near the route of the underground cable "contained the rim of an inverted pottery vessel whose fabric suggests a Bronze Age collared urn circa 1700-1500BC, typically associated with human burial".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Asian hornets spread through Europe after arriving in southern France in 2004, having reportedly hitched a ride in a consignment of pottery from Asia.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Etruscans are also known for their bucchero ceramics, pottery they made with an inventive process that turns red clay into glossy black pieces, which they sometimes incised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The imperial economy brings him clothes, pottery, wine, spices and books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
A few people in the pottery room, another person working on a stone sculpture on their own.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
On Wednesday, Stoke-on-Trent's MPs, the GMB trade union and the industry body Ceramics UK will meet Industry Minister Sarah Jones to call for urgent action to save the potteries.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
Stoneware potteries, coal mines, and steel mills mostly died off to be replaced by refineries, hazardous waste incinerators, unconventional gas wells, and petrochemical facilities.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2023
A range of jubilee teacups, mugs, plates and pillboxes is being produced in Stoke-on-Trent, England, where potteries have been making royal commemorative ware for generations.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
“Limestone County had several historic potteries, this being one of them,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2020
He commenced a lecturing tour in support of the Charter, visiting, among other places, the Staffordshire potteries.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton
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