The potter's wheel was widely used by the beginning of the third phase of the Early Bronze Age, about 2400 BCE. Pottery cannot be made by hand modeling or coiling without the potter either turning the ...

Unlike societies that initially used wheels for pottery, these miners may have been ... than being a sudden stroke of genius. By simulating ancient tools, researchers were able to see how ...

The earliest ceramic pots were handbuilt, as opposed to wheel-thrown on a potter's wheel. Most American pottery was made by coiling, which may be related to ancient basketmaking methods. In this ...