Ancient
Arts® Pottery
In southwestern Colorado, the pottery of the prehistoric culture known
as the
Anasazi (ancestral Puebloan) and many years of archaeological
research, experimentation, and the development of an authentic prehistoric
technology model have helped form a basis for museum
quality replica pottery. A curriculum of courses and workshops
has also been developed for clay enthusiasts and experimental archaeologists. Additionally, we create
authentic interpretive
exhibits for museums
and institutions nationwide and abroad.
We
are dedicated to investigating human
connections among diverse early ceramic
and other technologies and serve as an interpretive bridge between art and science
through multidisciplinary research, educational programs, and collaborations
with indigenous peoples.
As
we have traced the origins of ancient pottery making
in the new world over the past two decades our research has expanded to
include early ceramics
from remote locations in the American Southwest, Mexico,
Central and South America, and Puerto Rico. Current studies include the
Neolithic ceramics of Asia Minor.
Ancient Arts® is dedicated to helping
protect our threatened archaeological heritage through educational programs and
by providing scholars, educators and collectors with an alternative to owning
artifacts.
