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History of Ceramics (Test 1)
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10/25/2016

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temper
Definition
improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.
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slip
Definition
is a liquid mixture or slurry of clay and/or other materials suspended in water. It has many uses in the production of pottery.
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burnishing
Definition
is the plastic deformation of a surface due to sliding contact with another object.
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carbon 14 dating
Definition
is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon (14
C), a radioactive isotope of carbon.
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neutron activation analysis
Definition
is a nuclear process used for determining the concentrations of elements in a vast amount of materials.
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thermoluminescence
Definition
is a form of luminescence that is exhibited by certain crystalline materials, such as some minerals, when previously absorbed energy from electromagnetic radiation or other ionizing radiation is re-emitted as light upon heating of the material.
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tournette
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is a form of luminescence that is exhibited by certain crystalline materials, such as some minerals, when previously absorbed energy from electromagnetic radiation or other ionizing radiation is re-emitted as light upon heating of the material.
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cuneiform
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is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE.
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hematite
Definition
is the mineral form of iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3), one of several iron oxides.
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manganese
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is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is not found as a free element in nature; it is often found in minerals in combination with iron.
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rhyton
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is a roughly conical container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or to be poured in some ceremony such as libation, or merely at table.
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lugs
Definition
is a typically flattened protuberance, a knob or extrusion located on the side of a ceramics, jug, glass, vase, or other container.
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carinated rim
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having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal"
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shabti
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was a funerary figurine used in Ancient Egypt.
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plumbate ware
Definition
is a dark-coloured pottery with a glossy appearance and incised ornament
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stirrup spout
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is a type of ceramic vessel common among several Pre-Columbian cultures of South America beginning in the early 2nd millennium BCE.
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