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| == History == | == History == | ||
| The exact time and place of the first development of the potter's wheel is uncertain. Suggested dates range from as early as the ] to the as late as the ]. Many modern scholars suggest development in ], although ] and ] have also been claimed as the potter's wheel's place of origin. | The exact time and place of the first development of the potter's wheel is uncertain. Suggested dates range from as early as the ] to the as late as the ]. Many modern scholars suggest development in ], although ] and ] have also been claimed as the potter's wheel's place of origin. | ||
| In any case, use became widespread in the early civilizations of the ]. | In any case, use became widespread in the early civilizations of the ]. | ||
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| The earliest versions of the wheel were simply turned slowly by hand or foot while coiling a pot. Later developments allowed the wheel to keep rotating as a ], allowing more symetrical pots to be more swiftly formed. | The earliest versions of the wheel were simply turned slowly by hand or foot while coiling a pot. Later developments allowed the wheel to keep rotating as a ], allowing more symetrical pots to be more swiftly formed. | ||
| The potter's wheel became commonly known throughout the ], but was unknown in the ] in ] times; all ] pottery before the arrival of the Europeans was made without use of the wheel. |
The potter's wheel became commonly known throughout the ], but was unknown in the ] in ] times; all ] pottery before the arrival of the Europeans was made without use of the wheel. | ||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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The potter's wheel is a horizontal wheel or turntable used in the making of many types of pottery.
History
The exact time and place of the first development of the potter's wheel is uncertain. Suggested dates range from as early as the 6th millennium BC to the as late as the 24th century BC. Many modern scholars suggest development in Mesopotania, although Egypt and China have also been claimed as the potter's wheel's place of origin.
In any case, use became widespread in the early civilizations of the Bronze age.
The earliest versions of the wheel were simply turned slowly by hand or foot while coiling a pot. Later developments allowed the wheel to keep rotating as a flywheel, allowing more symetrical pots to be more swiftly formed.
The potter's wheel became commonly known throughout the Old World, but was unknown in the New World in Pre-Columbian times; all American Indian pottery before the arrival of the Europeans was made without use of the wheel.
External links
- The Origins of the Potter's Wheel multi-page article on Ceramics Today site
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