Interpretations of ancient technologies in personal art
Interpretations of ancient technologies in personal art

Summary/Abstract: The theoretical basis of my project is not based solely on hypotheses, but also on assumptions, as well as on what I really know about pottery making, based on chemical analyzes, as well as previous experimental approaches.The purpose of this project is to reconstruct the operational sequence for the manufacture of ceramics, from the purchase of clay to the burning in a reconstructed furnace. In addition to burning 78 replicas of Greek culture vessels, the experiment revealed data on loading and setting the ancient kilns. The experiment showed that the ceramic produced from local clay (Dobrogea) does not require a combustion temperature greater than 950-1000 ° C, with a burning time of 14-15 hours. As some researchers have already shown, a higher temperature and a prolonged burning time can have negative effects on clay.

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