news Archaeology Mag 2026-09-11

Study explores 'Natural Kiln Hypothesis' for origins of ancient pottery

Archaeologists suggest that Neolithic communities in the Levant may have learned to create pottery by observing how ancient wildfires naturally baked clay-rich soils.

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