How did the ancients make pottery?

In the early primitive society, the production of pottery in matriarchal society with women as the main body was mainly undertaken by women. Small pottery is shaped by hand, and large pottery is built with mud strips: first, the mud is rubbed into mud strips and stacked on the upper layer, and then the inner and outer walls are flattened to make a blank. Also known as the clay tray construction method! Among them, the mud-strip disk construction method is the most commonly used method and lasts for a long time. However, during the Yangshao culture period, the progress of molding technology began to use rotating round wooden plates (pottery wheels) to build green bodies or trim the edges of green bodies. This method is called slow wheel dressing. In addition, Dawenkou culture period further developed into wheel method! Pottery making entered the round robin stage, and the social division of labor changed. At this time, men participated in pottery making and later became the main force of pottery making!

Let's get down to business. Hemudu culture is the earliest primitive culture in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Even better than Yangshao culture in the Yellow River valley and Qijia culture in Majiayao. Characteristics of pottery making: Handmade pottery is single, and burnt plant ash and chaff are mixed into mud. The firing temperature is between 830 and 930 degrees! The ancestors first used the method of burning firewood in the open air! That is: spread firewood in the open space, put the ceramic blanks in order, then cover the surroundings with firewood and fire for about 3 to 8 hours. After the ceasefire, cover the pottery with a thick layer of plant ash for insulation. Because it is difficult to control the firing temperature when firing in the open air, most of the pottery burned out is reddish brown or taupe! ~ with the ancestors' understanding of fire, it gradually developed from open-air firewood piling to horizontal caves and later vertical caves! !

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