This wine jug (oinochoe ... had spread across large areas of Europe. The jug itself is of black-glazed pottery and although an everyday item it still shows a careful degree of attention with ...

Around 1,200 years ago, someone left a freshly crafted clay jug ... The jug itself holds a story of its own. The jug would have been used to carry liquids like olive oil or wine domestically.

Ancient Egyptian brewers, who were known for their herbal wine, were making fortified beer ... concrete (or rather, clay) evidence was discovered from the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia.