Deconstructing Ancient Mogollon Pottery - LIVE Pottery Talk and Q&A

My monthly livestream will focus on Mogollon pottery in August. I will discuss the history of Mogollon pottery, showing how the Mogollon were hugely underrated innovators in Southwest pottery. And also discussing the different pigments and techniques they used to produce their pottery. The Southwest Kiln Conference will be held in the heart of Mogollon country this October in Silver City, New Mexico, let's brush up on our Mogollon pottery making materials and techniques so we can make some stunning pottery for the conference. Also of course I will be taking your pottery related questions live, drop by and say "hi".
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[@AncientPottery]

Thanks for watching. Mogollon pottery is incredibly diverse and it can be a hard story to tell, so I thank those of you who watched this through. I try to make history fun and interesting and show some beautiful pottery along the way. I was able to compress the story of Hohokam pottery down to 2 and a half minutes, Mogollon, an hour!!! Here is that Hohokam video I mentioned in this stream kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqLSfqGirqylpZI

[@mattparker9726]

Andy, I have a possibly weird question. Recently I have gotten into an interesting discussion with Chad Zuber (he does primitive survival stuff here on YT.) And I wondered if you could use fired clay as a building material, specifically, large flat pieces with interlocking edges like tongue and groove, to build a funtional house, instead of using something like adobe bricks, or stone, for example. Can you give me your thoughts?

[@addyourname5570]

Algorithm: Here, have a video about niche pottery you’ve never heard of. Me: Ok, sure.

[@AncientPottery]

Ha ha, I hope you liked it.

[@addyourname5570]

@@AncientPottery Sure did!

[@FlorenceChandotCA]

Regarding something sugary in Canada, sugar maples are prevalent across much of Eastern Canada. I wonder if maple syrup would work? Additionally, black locust is found in similar areas here, which produces pods very similar to mesquite, though I'm not sure what the sugar content in that case would be. Apparently the pods are poisonous, but the flowers are sweet.

[@AncientPottery]

I know some people who were trying to make paint out of locust pods but I never heard how it came out. I know maple syrup would work because I have tried it, I should have thought of that.

[@John-mz6ig]

From what I’ve read, various tubers, succulents like agave among other fermentable plants were used as well. Porous clay vessels, from my experiments, shorten the time to ferment beverages.

[@AncientPottery]

Very interesting, it might make a good subject for a future video. Thanks.

[@genehickman1146]

I think this was one of the best livestreams that you have done. Loads of good information. Thanks

[@AncientPottery]

Thanks Gene, I appreciate that. Did you watch live?

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

I’ve done archaeological survey in south-central New Mexico, and I’ve lived near Chupadera Mesa, but I never realized the richness and depth of the Mogollon/Mimbres/Casas Grandes ceramic tradition. Many thanks for this video. It was a real eye-opener.

[@AncientPottery]

Thank you, that means a lot coming from an archaeologist.

[@changingme1412]

Where I live they have a test area for explosives... just... saying. I lived in another town a year ago with an air force base. I know the feeling...

[@AncientPottery]

Yes, it's just a part of life for those of us who live here.

[@NameNam12]

Can we seal pots with ghee? It has a very high smoking point 250 c. Thank you Andy.

[@AncientPottery]

I have never tried it but I suppose it would work.

[@dorotheadiallo5790]

Hi Andy, thank you so much for your presentation. I love to learn about the different types of pottery and about the peoples who made them.

[@AncientPottery]

You are very welcome, thanks for watching.

[@karenbearden6198]

This was fascinating, thank you so much!

[@AncientPottery]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

[@sheilam4964]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@judithwinner12]

Have you considered creating a video that explores how the Mogollon created the smudged interiors to their early pots?

[@AncientPottery]

Yes, it is on my list, thanks!

[@Sheepdog1314]

excellent - thank you

[@AncientPottery]

You are welcome!

[@suechandler8162]

I wish my pottery school had taught me History of Pottery starting with these American peoples.

[@sageoliver8526]

You have a fascinating amount of information. Thank you for sharing

[@mihailvormittag6211]

👍

[@suechandler8162]

The styrup acts as a handle, you can also swap hands.

[@OneKindWord]

What do the indigenous peoples think of replicating ancient pottery?

[@AncientPottery]

We might just as well ask how do white people feel about Lady Gaga. No group of people can be so compartmentalized as to say indigenous people feel X about Y. Sure there are some against, there are also many for, some of those are coming to the kiln conference next month in New Mexico. Replicators provide a market for people who want to own ancient pottery thereby reducing demand for artifacts looted from graves. So in that light replicas are are helping to keep indigenous graves and ruins intact.

[@222foont]

Are the corrigated pots smooth inside?

[@AncientPottery]

Yes