Ricky

Evolution of clay and its uses

  • 100

    Egypt

    3150 B.C
    made kilns to put their clay pottery in for firing, coating their clay pottery with a bluish-green glaze to make them waterproof.
  • 100

    Roman

    27 B.C
    used clay to make pots to put utilities and cooking ingredients in.
    These pots were divided into two groups
  • 100

    Mesopotamia

    3200 B.C
    Used clay tablets to record legends and history and monumental buildings
  • 100

    Greek

    800 B.C
    Clay was used to make vases. The vases were decorated and used for carrying liquids to and from places
  • 450

    Medieval

    they used clay to make cooking pots for open fires
  • Industrial Revolution

    used as cement for roads, roofing bricks and drainage bricks
  • Present day!

    Clay is now used in smart cars and create electric cables