A NEW discovery could shed light on when the first set of wheels were first invented. Scientists have discovered a set of ...

Israeli archeologists use models based on their find to spin flax into yarn, indicating these pebbles were used as a version ...

By the 18th Century the wheel was no longer turned by the potter's foot but by small boys apprenticed to the potter, and since the 19th century the motive power has been mechanical. The first evidence ...

Professor Grosman said: "These Natufian perforated stones are actually the first wheels in form and function - a round object ...

Archaeological findings in Israel push the wheel's origins back to 12,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...

Do you remember when you first tried your skills in using the potter’s wheel? My first attempt was made secretly. I don’t know why I thought that people in my workplace at that time would ...

The spindle whorls would feature in a wheel and axle arrangement to allow the spinning of fibers into yarn. The post ...

The potter's wheel film shows the hands of Georges Aubertin as he throws a pot, accompanied by music. It was typical, in that it was mildly engaging, but not so much that the viewer would miss ...

Key Stage 2: History – look at the pottery produced by the earliest civilisations which they study – the first potter’s wheel was invented in Ancient Sumer and it was this which led to the ...

The Potter’s Wheel is an essential tool used in ceramics for thousands of years. Yet, work made on the Wheel today still feels fresh and contemporary. This course will teach you technical fundamentals ...