Jōmon pottery sheds light on the mystery of prehistoric Japan. Literally meaning cord-marking pottery, this is the most ancient type of pottery in Japan which dates from 14,500 to 300 BCE. Jōmon ...

Researchers have discovered an ancient Japanese pottery vessel from the late Jomon period (4500-3300 BP) with an estimated 500 maize weevils incorporated into its design. The vessel was discovered in ...

Japan's Shoji Hamada is regarded as one of the most influential masters of studio pottery and has inspired more potters around the world than any other figure. Three of his pieces are on display this ...

A study explores pottery use and adoption by hunter-gatherers in Japan. The production and use of pottery in East Asia expanded dramatically at the beginning of the Holocene epoch, approximately ...

Can you guess where a piece of art pottery was made (just by looking at its distinctive colors and shape)? And when it was made? Some pottery looks quintessentially American; other pieces evoke ...

In recent years, with carbon dating providing precise dating methods using AMS (accelerator mass spectroscopy), archaeology has taken a new position by achieving remarkable technological advances in ...

Archaeologists working on a Japanese island discovered an ancient shard of earthenware pottery featuring Kanji, the logographic characters that comprise the Japanese system of writing. It's one of the ...

A pottery museum has invited people to decorate more than 5,000 tiles for its new community hub. Leach Pottery in St Ives has ...

SOMERVILLE – Raku, a 12th-century pottery-firing technique, may trace its origins to creating the wares for Japanese tea ceremonies, but you certainly don’t need to hop on a plane to try it yourself.

TEHRAN -- Japanese enthusiasts of Persian art and culture have found a chance to visit a collection of Iran’s pottery in Tokyo. Entitled “The Beauty of Iranian Pottery”, the exhibition opened on March ...