ARCS1001 Lecture 9: Ceramics, Metals and Glass
31 Jul 2018
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Pyrotechnology: the science of making and controlling fire (heat, ancient people required knowledge of how to build, maintain and contain a high temperature heat source, ancient pyrotechnology is in the range of 100-1550 c. Ceramics: the earliest man-made material, objects or features made of clay and subsequently heat-treated so that the final product is durable and retains its shape when exposed to water. Why people make ceramics: utility of the raw material- clay is cheap, abundant, adaptable resource, plasticity of the raw material- clay can be shaped as desired when wet and holds that shape, durability of the product. Impermeability of the product- can hold liquids: utility of the product- useful food technology (store surplus and liquids, cook foods); wide range of non-food uses as well, including social, ceremonial and display. Prehistoric origins: although commonly associated with sedentary agricultural societies, the first pottery was a hunter-gatherer innovation, 25000-30000 bp: earliest ceramic objects in the world- dolne vestonice "venus" figurine,
