By the 18th Century the wheel was no longer turned by the potter's foot but by small boys apprenticed to the potter, and since the 19th century the motive power has been mechanical. The first evidence ...

The idea behind the rolling logs and the potter’s wheel was adapted to make the first wheel: In 3500 BC, wooden disks connected by an axle were invented. The first known evidence of human-created ...

Do you remember when you first tried your skills in using the potter’s wheel? My first attempt was made secretly. I don’t know why I thought that people in my workplace at that time would ...

The first examples of wheels currently date to ... paved the way for future wheel-based rotational inventions such as the potter's wheel and the cart wheel. 'The most important aspect of the ...

Key Stage 2: History – look at the pottery produced by the earliest civilisations which they study – the first potter’s wheel was invented in Ancient Sumer and it was this which led to the ...

If you are looking to learn the art of pottery then you must head to Swaa Clay Studio for the Potter's Wheel Single Day Exploratory Workshop happening on January 12. At this workshop, you will explore ...