DAY Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 While using old NYT pages for hand building I came across an article from last September: "We know them best for their stone tools and intrepid mammoth hunting. But new discoveries in Croatia suggest that ice age humans made evocative ceramic art far more regularly than once believed." "They are 15,000 to 17,500 years old — the first European evidence of ceramic art after the ice sheets stopped spreading." "Tantalizingly, several of the Croatian pieces feature the imprint of a finger, perhaps left there when the artist tried to smooth wet clay." Here's a link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/science/ceramic-fragments-point-to-ice-age-artistry.html?_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Howard Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 "Tantalizingly, several of the Croatian pieces feature the imprint of a finger, perhaps left there when the artist tried to smooth wet clay." When I was 12 years old, my family and I visited the ruins of Leptis Magna, an ancient Roman city just east of Tripoli, Libya. One of the beaches was littered with pottery. I picked up an unglazed bowl, about three inches in diameter, and impressed on the bottom were several finger prints, and, as I remember, a palm print. I am still amazed that such delicate lines remained after many centuries. Sincerely, Arnold Howard Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 That is news rewriting history! Very interesting. Thanks Arnold. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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