The earliest known fired ceramic objects are clay figurines dating to roughly 24,000 BCE found in large numbers in Central Europe ... Most American pottery was made by coiling, which may be related to ...

Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines ... before humans invented writing, the wheel, or pottery. The genetic information is startlingly ...

Tel Hama was an ancient center for pottery production ... "This is a phenomenon we also see in the Industrial Revolution in Europe and America: It is very easy to control children and teach ...

Archaeologists debated the age and purpose of the ruins for years — but not anymore. Take a look at their recent finds.