The History of Coil Pottery in the Southwest - LIVE Talk and Q&A

In this livestream I will discuss the history of pottery in the American Southwest. How pottery came to be made here, how it evolved through the centuries, the innovations that were made and where it is today. I will also take your questions on anything pottery related.Show more

Please join me and learn about the fascinating history of Southwest pottery.

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History of Southwest Pottery https://ancientpottery.how/history-of-coil-pottery/
Tony Soares https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mUzv23RRA_wxwwmbQKzhQ
Bobby Silas https://youtu.be/wFTsvDO5BlU
James Cunkle's Pinedale Black on White pot restoration video https://youtu.be/23eSw-bZ53U
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0:00 Introduction
3:35 Tips on building a primitive kiln
5:14 Can red clay fire white?
6:38 How long should a pot stay in the fire?
8:03 How pottery began to be made in the ancient Southwest 200 AD
11:03 Coil and scrape vs. paddle and anvil methods
14:23 Will there be another video featuring my brick kiln?
16:37 What was used for temper in Mesa verde pottery?
17:19 How to color clay?
20:56 How course should temper be?
25:18 Is wood ash clay a real thing?
26:14 What if we add too much sand to our clay?
26:47 The beginnings of pottery traditions, colors of clay in the Southwest
27:53 How decorated pottery started to be made 700 - 1200 AD
33:17 What were decorated pots used for in ancient times?
34:35 Mimbres pottery of southwestern New Mexico
35:41 Prehistoric pottery tools found by archaeologists
37:01 Anasazi black on white pottery
38:49 The age of polychrome pottery 1200 - 1450 AD
41:08 What are the perforations for on old pukis?
42:05 Casas Grandes and Salado polychromes
45:25 The origins of glaze paint 1300 central Arizona
47:28 Abandonment and its impact on pottery
49:34 Hopi coal fired pottery
50:45 Spanish impact on pottery
53:51 Talking to a ceramics analyst for my next livestream?
54:22 How the Mexican Revolution effected Native communities.
55:56 When firing how do you know when your pots are done?
57:12 Is coal hotter than wood?
59:15 What do you know about pottery kill holes?
1:01:52 What is the most unusual or exciting pigment you have used?

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