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9.6. The potter's hand.

We are going to be potters for a day. In the Neolithic, our ancestors discovered the technique of pottery; from mud, dried in the sun or baked in a kiln they made pottery to store, transport and cook food.

Are you ready?

When you have your piece, you can give it a decorative style according to the Cardium pottery by imprinting the clay with the shell of a cockle as did the people of Neolithic culture on the Mediterranean coast.

In this video we can see the different techniques available for our experiment.

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