A modern material with a long history

The word »ceramics« is derived from Ancient Greek. »Keramos«
was the name for clay and also for the products resistant to
deformation, produced by means of baking raw clay. Manufacture
of ceramics is one of the most traditional cultural techniques
of mankind. About 24,000 years ago, semi-sedentary hunters in
the area of the Upper Nile seem to have been the first humans
who were found to use ceramics. The enormous spreading of
ceramic objects is originally attributed to enhanced possibilities
of food provisions and...

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