The origins of pottery
Запись от Miro размещена 25.04.2010 в 20:02
The history of pottery origin is shrouded in mysteries, riddles and hypotheses. On the one hand in the sacred books mention the creation of God, man from clay and, therefore, pottery emerged at the dawn of humanity, but on the other - many scientific studies show evidence that our ancestors originally used as the main raw materials for the dishes: chicken manure , shells, fur and feathers of animals, and not clay. The latter was only binding element, but only until a certain time - the Neolithic period (about seven thousand years BC), however, this learning experience in future use the wizard when washing - cleaning the mud from harmful impurities.
So how do people learn to bake the clay? And here there are different versions. Maybe after fire people began to notice that some layers of the earth are of particular hardness and can retain moisture for a long time, perhaps after lightning strikes a similar phenomenon to notice farmers and masons, and perhaps this knowledge is transferred by the ancient gods.
Initially, the firing of clay artisans have used hot fires, then learn to do the simplest furnace, and only after the horn was invented - a prototype of the current kilns. Nevertheless, it provided a powerful impetus to the development of civilizations, cultural heritage has yet reached our days in its original form: they are religious figurines, and beads, and assorted kitchen utensils, toys, amphorae, pots and other items of antiquity. But it all began, surprisingly, with children's toys.
They were used not only as subjects for kids, but also as amulets. At Toys plotted drawings and spells, in order to mitigate the wrath of the gods and to give strength to their owners. Gradually accumulating more and more knowledge, people have learned to create not only the vessels and pots, but also invented the clay blocks - some kind of bricks. This has enabled our ancestors to build their homes in the territories where it would be easier and safer. Pottery has received a new impetus in its development.
Of course, the product of those times were initially very simple, basically serious forms. Then did not know the potter's wheel, and therefore used the technology modeling and band-BCF method. The bottom product was rounded and slightly pointed, to be able to have them on the sand in the soil or between rocks. In the clay walls for greater strength of steel to add a special mixture of crushed granite - gruss. For example, the ancient Greek pithoi (wine vessels) were made by BCF manner and reached a height of several meters, so had to do for them in the land of big holes.
The era of the late Paleolithic period was marked by the appearance of vessels with a flat bottom, on the products began to appear ornament, and a little later and painting. Profession potter became more and more honorable and to the 4 millennium BC, when the invention of the potter's wheel and glazing technology, craft, finally, has found its shape.
Himself a potter's wheel - two horizontal disc, sealed sixth. The lower disk spins down, the top - was designed for clay. Typically, these discs is a well-machined heavy stones, so they could long maintain its speed. It should be noted that the invention is a potter's wheel and glaze applied gave the craft nature of art. With a circle pottery purchased the correct form, because all must be exceptional harmony. Glaze the same - a layer of vitrified glassy substance - made the old dishes waterproof.
In the future, has already been invented and pottery, and porcelain, and other interesting from a scientific point of view of the mixture. Even in spite of the fact that the Chinese masters kept a secret for all technologies, the development of ceramic art went by leaps and bounds, to master new techniques, and this greatly influenced the development of culture in the world.
So how do people learn to bake the clay? And here there are different versions. Maybe after fire people began to notice that some layers of the earth are of particular hardness and can retain moisture for a long time, perhaps after lightning strikes a similar phenomenon to notice farmers and masons, and perhaps this knowledge is transferred by the ancient gods.
Initially, the firing of clay artisans have used hot fires, then learn to do the simplest furnace, and only after the horn was invented - a prototype of the current kilns. Nevertheless, it provided a powerful impetus to the development of civilizations, cultural heritage has yet reached our days in its original form: they are religious figurines, and beads, and assorted kitchen utensils, toys, amphorae, pots and other items of antiquity. But it all began, surprisingly, with children's toys.
They were used not only as subjects for kids, but also as amulets. At Toys plotted drawings and spells, in order to mitigate the wrath of the gods and to give strength to their owners. Gradually accumulating more and more knowledge, people have learned to create not only the vessels and pots, but also invented the clay blocks - some kind of bricks. This has enabled our ancestors to build their homes in the territories where it would be easier and safer. Pottery has received a new impetus in its development.
Of course, the product of those times were initially very simple, basically serious forms. Then did not know the potter's wheel, and therefore used the technology modeling and band-BCF method. The bottom product was rounded and slightly pointed, to be able to have them on the sand in the soil or between rocks. In the clay walls for greater strength of steel to add a special mixture of crushed granite - gruss. For example, the ancient Greek pithoi (wine vessels) were made by BCF manner and reached a height of several meters, so had to do for them in the land of big holes.
The era of the late Paleolithic period was marked by the appearance of vessels with a flat bottom, on the products began to appear ornament, and a little later and painting. Profession potter became more and more honorable and to the 4 millennium BC, when the invention of the potter's wheel and glazing technology, craft, finally, has found its shape.
Himself a potter's wheel - two horizontal disc, sealed sixth. The lower disk spins down, the top - was designed for clay. Typically, these discs is a well-machined heavy stones, so they could long maintain its speed. It should be noted that the invention is a potter's wheel and glaze applied gave the craft nature of art. With a circle pottery purchased the correct form, because all must be exceptional harmony. Glaze the same - a layer of vitrified glassy substance - made the old dishes waterproof.
In the future, has already been invented and pottery, and porcelain, and other interesting from a scientific point of view of the mixture. Even in spite of the fact that the Chinese masters kept a secret for all technologies, the development of ceramic art went by leaps and bounds, to master new techniques, and this greatly influenced the development of culture in the world.
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