Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor
Porcelain. Earthenware. China. Archaeology. Stoneware. Anthropology. Amphora. Throwing wheels. We got it all. Master potters, history aficionados and Potted History’s icons Sarah Lord Taylor and Graham Taylor are here for our 8th anniversary episode. We get the dirt on ceramics versus pottery, where clay comes from, if there’s enough in the world, how can you spot clay in the wild, how long have humans being making pots, what were the first ceramics, what is glaze exactly, why did your pots explode, what excavations of stoneware have revealed about our ancient ancestors, the Venus figurines of history, the hidden ingredients that might surprise you, and how to feel about thrift store finds. Also: how to bond with a potter instantly.
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Donations went to Cancer Research UK and Little Lifts
Links to things we discussed:
Ceramology: what is it and why?
What’s the Difference Between Fine China & Dinnerware?
Wild Pottery: Clay - digging your own
How to Find Clay, the Definitive Guide to Wild Clay with Photos
Mechanical Properties of Adobe Stabilized With Cow-Dung and Gamba-Straw Waste
Terracotta statuette of woman with bird face: Cypriot ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Handmade Burnished Wares of the Late Bronze Age in Cyprus
Cautionary Tale Video: China Clay Disused Quarry Cornwall - Into the Belly of the Beast - Dangerous Mica Silt Pools
Working China Clay mine in Cornwall by Drone in This 4K
How China Clay Processing Plant Works | Kaolin Clay Mining | Clay Processing Industry
What is Raku Firing | Beginner's Guide to Raku Pottery
Jigger and Jolly Pottery Explained
Early Bronze Age Burial pots containing cremated remains
Did Prehistoric Children Make Figurines Out of Clay?
What is the Difference Between Earthenware and Stoneware Clay?
Efficient Recovery of Feldspar, Quartz, and Kaolin from Weathered Granite
Earliest evidence for the use of pottery and Jōmon pottery
Jomon flame-style pottery, 3,000 BC, excavated at the Iwanohara site, Niigata Prefecture
‘No Need to Worry,’ Says ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Film Studio, After Clay Supplier Shuts Down
Guy testing ceramics on Instagram
Video: Community Pottery Class Psychoanalytical Lens
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