The First Batch at the Kiln by sandra46
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When I was in South Tyrol, my archaeologist friends finished the kiln and baked the first batch of pottery, in their free time, while digging the medieval cemetery in a village not far from there. The pottery vases, ollas, bowls, jugs and cups as well as the figurines were made by Valeria, to use in demostrations and presentations to school children and the general public.
Most vases belong to the Bronze Age culture of Polada. The Polada culture (14th-13th century BC) is the name for a culture of the ancient Bronze Age which spread on all of the territory of Northern Italy and characterized by settlements on pile-dwellings. The name derives from the same name locality in the territory of Lonato del Garda in Lombardy where the first findings attributed to this culture were discovered in the years between 1870 and 1875 as a result of intense activities of reclamation in a peat bog; the dating of Carbonium 14 on the finds place them between the 14th and 13th century BC (from c. 1380 to c. 1270 BC).
The photos of the collage were sent to me by Simon the Elder, you can see here together with Simon the Younger and Valeria in front of the kiln open and cold. The losses were very few.
Those who want to read about An experimental prehistoric pottery firing at Harray, Orkney:
http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/harrison/
About Ancient Greece:
http://mgu.bg/geoarchmin/naterials/20Dimitrova.pdf
Thanks for your kind comments.
Comments (36)
durleybeachbum
So interesting, Sandra!
brycek
Wonderful captures..love to read about this!!
Jean_C
Very interesting captures and infos!
Radar_rad-dude
A most interesting and fascinating read and view, Sandra! Most excellent!
sharky_
Interesting work... Aloha
Umbetro38
very INteresting Information aboutthis capture - have a great Weekend Sandra
Leije
Interesting infos, nice shots !
eekdog Online Now!
like your info and wonderful pic's Sandra. happy holidays..
magnus073
Sandra, you really made my day with this upload. I love these photos of the kiln and the beautiful pottery they created. Thank you also for providing a little behind-the-scenes detail on the bronze age culture
drifterlee
Wonderful shots!!!!!
alanwilliams
really interesting and well illustrated
jeroni
Fantastic light and mood. Superb shot
MagikUnicorn
Like this sweet post
wysiwig
This is so cool! I was hoping they would use the kiln. Nice work. These three may have a future as potters.
Faemike55
Very cool collage and information
Isabelle711
This collage is so excellent. :))))) The info given was most interesting. :)))) Amazing art. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))
claude19
congrats for this interestiong moment dear ArtFriend !
Chipka
I love the intense, fiery shot especially, and the pottery looks quite marvelous! I love "functional archaeology" and stuff like that. When scientific disciplines cross boundaries and spiral into art (and even manufacture) things get really interesting. I'm looking forward to the day when we might possibly rediscover what prehistoric languages might have sounded like; could you imagine someone actually SPEAKING an ancient/forgotten/dead language!? Of course we have no actual records or anything to reconstruct those languages from. Or do we? I love the questions this post raises. Your gallery is always so immensely interesting on every level!
lyron
Great images!!
Hendesse
Great photographs and informations. Fantastic collage!
ragouc
Interesting.
dakotabluemoon
Wonderful work on this.
bebert
des photos instructives !!
JaneEden
This is so interesting Sandra I love historic adventures and you are right there hands on so to speak, you must be so excited about this. Great informative photos and very interesting write up. hugs Jane xx
tofi
What a sweet collage and so interesting to read about, Sandra! Love the lighting in your images, particularly the very last one! Like Chip said, the pottery is definitely a treat to look at as well! Thank you for sharing this with us!
UteBigSmile
♥ Thank you for this great Info dear Sandra!
anmes
Three contrasting uploads..real dynamism with the firing of the kiln. hugely interesting project
junge1
Very interesting picture and background information Sandra!
mickeyrony
great info and nice pic for sure .Tkanks a lot for all ((5++))
Richardphotos
definitely so intriguing. thanks for posting this