Dannon Rhudy on tue 15 jul 97
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Pottery, it would seem, is/was an indicator of civilization. It's
antiquity could never be disputed, but in order to make pottery a
certain, ... infrastructure is essential --...suitable material,
.... essential tools, drying
accomodations, and, of course, some way to fire it. It is doubtful
that
such infrastructure could have been maintained by nomadic peoples
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I haven't been following this, but -
Ahem. Nomadic peoples? Pottery? Does the term "Native
Americans" strike a familiar note? Many made and used pottery
even though they were at least seasonally nomadic. As to
essential tools, fingers and perhaps a stone or bone could get
the job done.
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
Karl P. Platt on wed 16 jul 97
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> I haven't been following this, but -
>
> Ahem. Nomadic peoples? Pottery? Does the term "Native
> Americans" strike a familiar note? Many made and used pottery
> even though they were at least seasonally nomadic. As to
> essential tools, fingers and perhaps a stone or bone could get
> the job done.
Ah, although seasonally nomadic, they were fixed long enough to establish
infrastructure. More important than the forming tools, which are
admittedly simple, a furnace/kiln, even a rudimentary version, is
technologically speaking sophisticated
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