The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area of Tel Kom Aziza in the Beheira governorate has discovered the remains of a huge pottery workshop dating back to the Greco-Roman era. The mission so far has managed to excavate the wedging and kneading clay area, the forming area, the drying area, and the furnaces of the workshop. The wedging and kneading area is the area in which the clay is kneaded and mixed with additives to increase homogeneity, and the forming area is the part designated for forming and polishing the vessels. The mission found some of the tools used for this purpose, such as metal tools, parts of a potter’s wheel, and some parts of clay pots in this area. Also found in the ovens were hot gas supply pipes, discharge pipes to control the temperature inside the ovens, and unburned and raw earthenware pots, Ashmawy added.

Source: Egypt Independent July 07, 2021 12:31 UTC