In one part of the state of Oaxaca, potters have been making black clay containers in the same way for centuries.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

There are lots of Ancient Near Eastern stories of ; Gods fashioning humans from clay; We have depictions of gods as potters at a potter's wheel just turning out lots of little humans.

也有很多古代近东故事,关于上帝用黏土造人;,我们看来上帝就像转盘旁边的陶艺工匠,造出许多小小的人类。

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Ron Rivera,a ceramics artist and activist in the group Potters for Peace, saw it and recognized its value.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

Later,potters developed heated devices called kilns to control the necessary firing conditions.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

Potters add water to soften the clay.

VOA: special.2009.09.14