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Featured Article Oldest pottery known to man Pottery started way back in the prehistoric era in many different areas across the world. These include Scandinavia, England, France, Italy, Greece, and North & South America. The potteries in these countries served as their form of art and sometimes devotion. There are also evidences, through archaeological excavations, that the oldest pottery existed in the early days of Assyria, Egypt, and Babylon. Ancient writings in clay tablets have shown various geometric patterns in monochrome and polychrome. In 1500 BC, Egyptian glazed potteries, especially the green and blue kind, became famous. The Aegean pottery during the Minoan and Mycenaean era (1600 BC to about 1100 BC) has a curvilinear and painted design. In relation, Assyria and Neo-Babylonia has its painted and glazed bricks. Babylon's world famous Ishtar Gate (built by King Nebuchadrezzar II in 575 BC) became the forefather of the majolica art; a greatly adorned earthenware with a coating of tin oxide. The majestic gate served as Babylon's 8th fortress to the inner city. At some point in time during 800 to 300 B.C., Greek vases became popular. It is highly acclaimed for its symmetry of form and beauty of decoration. Its usual colors are red and black. The Greco-Roman potteries of the Arretine (Arezzo ware) and Samian (also known as the terra sigillata) are coated in a red slip. This early form of pottery is originally engraved through the use of the molding wheel. The oldest potteries found in Europe include the Aldborough mortaria (2nd century AD - England), Aldgate-Pulborough terra sigillata (early-mid 2nd century AD - Southeast England), Alice Holt/Farnham grey wares (from 1st to 4th centuries AD - Southern England), Almagro 50 amphoras (4th to 5th AD - Lusitania, Portugal), Almagro 54 Gaza amphoras (4th to 7th centuries - Gaza), Aoste mortaria ( 1st century AD - Aoste, France), and the Argonne ware (3rd and 4th centuries AD - Argonne Region, France). Copyright © 2005 New York Quality Pottery - NYQP.com. All rights reserved.