So prolific is the presence of the ibex in prehistoric art that a new study suggests the animal held potent symbolism for ...

Tides, rivers, and shifting coasts shaped Sumer, the world’s first urban society - offering lessons for today’s climate ...

A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, ...

This unique disk-shaped bowl, found in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian tomb, has puzzled archaeologists for nearly a century.

For over 120 years, a tiny pottery manufacture in Detroit has been turning clay into durable handicraft, proving that the city is more than just fast-paced assembly lines and Motown music.

Players who are having trouble collecting the K, A, and T during Wheel World’s The Vintage Grinder race can find help in this guide.

The Southern Vermont-born-and-raised artist has been working the wheel for some 30 years now. “When I was a sophomore in high school, [I] saw my high school art teacher on their pottery wheel ...

In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first ...

WASHINGTON -- Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

The Clay Communion in Dawson, GA, offers various pottery wheel experiences, including classes and memberships for all skill levels ...

Ancient Egypt is a period of time that elicits great fascination and, even today, secrets from that era are continuing to be uncovered. For the first time, scientists have now been able to sequence ...

Earlier archeological evidence has shown trade links between Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as similarities in pottery-making techniques and pictorial writing systems.