A boy arranges freshly made clay drinking pots to dry at a workshop in Gaza City in 2008. (Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images) Review by Maggie Lange Acquiring knowledge is one of the great pleasures of ...

The unfinished clay figure of a woman, dating from between the 10th and 9th centuries BC, looks more like a first draft than a ready-made piece of art. But just because the clay worker didn’t ...

"The discovery of the clay human head is one of the most remarkable ... Archaeologists also found figurines made of fired clay, mostly female, decorated with painted or appliqué ornamentation.

Gradually, a "Lucky Star" clay figure took shape in Zhang's hands, its face beaming with kindness and joy, while its flowing robes added a sense of movement. "The Lucky Star held a big gold ingot ...

A homeowner found human remains at the bulkhead of property off U.S. 17 near the Doctors Lake bridge in Fleming Island. The ...

Huishan clay figurine Huishan clay figurines, which first appeared in the Ming Dynasty, are famous in China. They are characterized by unique modeling, rich themes, bright colors and distinctive ...

When the children were called away, perhaps to eat a meal, they left the completed figurines ... that these were communities of people doing human activities and interacting with one another ...

A hall-of-fame technologist, Clay was a key figure in the development of the ... "He was a technical genius and an amazingly kind and generous human being − a great example of both a ...