How long has pottery been around for in England and what did the really early stuff look like?Texture etc?

Answer 1

The earliest pottery in the UK, as with the rest of Eurasia, is neolithic in origin. This means that it is at least 10,000 years old. The earliest British poterry was hand made and unfired. It was usually formed by taking a chunk of clay from the ground and using the heel of the hand to shape it into a hollow half sphere. Its appearance depended massively on the type of clay that was available to the people using the pottery. There seems to have been no effort unitll the Bronze age to use imported clays or pots, since there was not the level of social organisation or communication links necessary for such trade. Similarly, prestige items were less common and less labour intensive during the neolithic, and this included pottery. During the bronze age carefully shapes, painted and thrown (on a wheel) pottery, as well as pottery imported from other regions (including mainland Europe) became more common, and during the Roman period there was an explosion in pottery types, but that is a subject for another day.

Answer 2

i dont know how long for but in roman times they had a type of pottery called samian ware that i believed originated on the continent (although i wouldnt swear to this) that had various designs that were scored into the pottery when wet. samian ware was a lot of red but i think they had other colours too. they also had things called mortaria (singular mortarium) that has grit in the bottom that the romans used to grind up food with, a bit like a grit pestle and mortar. i think these were used a lot by soldiers in the army and they are several sites including at colchester, england in roman days Camulodunum - the fortress of the war god camulos. though there were other sites and pottery was imported from abroad.

im afraid i dont know huge amounts about early pottery but if you looked up neolithic pottery im sure youd find something on the web or in a library. i hope this is of some help

Answer 3

Neolithic remains such as pottery,have been found at Anston Stones
from pre historic ages.It is simple clay ,darkened by the centuries and very hard ,like stone.
Pottery was used to make simple things like a plate ,a bowl or something to cook in.

Answer 4

Are you in the UK?

If yes, then start watching the archeology documentaries produced by UK television. You'll find your answer in there, since you don't seem to want to visit your local library.

Answer 5

Mud and clay

Answer 6

Try this site: www.kellerton.com