To celebrate the Spring Festival in the Year of the Snake, 59 "Lucky Star" clay figures were released on the fourth day of ...

Eighty ancient clay figures have been discovered by archaeologists at The Universities of Manchester and Ghana, showing that a sophisticated society - now forgotten - once existed in West Africa. They ...

TIANJIN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- In a studio adorned with antique charm in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Zhang Yu delicately rotated the clay sculpture with his left hand while skillfully carving ...

Tourists shop for creative cultural products at a store focusing on "Clay Figure Zhang", a clay sculpture art, on an ancient ...

The earliest known fired ceramic objects are clay figurines dating to roughly 24,000 BCE found in large numbers in Central ... Most American pottery was made by coiling, which may be related to ...

On Ancient Culture Street, Tianjin's oldest hub for folk culture and commerce, the red-and-gold signboard of Clay Figure Zhang's shop stands out, drawing visitors inside. Stepping into the elegant ...

Ancient Toys Found Inside 2,000-Year-Old Tombs of Children, Believed to Be Gifts for the Deceased Archaeologists uncovered ...

Polish officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual alien-like clay head, which dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia. Pottery was also found at the site.

At the Bahra 1 site in northern Kuwait, Polish archaeologists have discovered a clay figurine that is 7,000 ... are typical of the Ubaid culture figurines originating from Mesopotamia.

A trio of painted, unfired-clay figurines has come to light at the coastal site of Vichama in what is now Peru. The three may represent powerful people in an offshoot of the ancient Caral culture.