The Oldest Potters Clay in the Southwest is Disappearing

I go looking for the oldest potters clay in the American Southwest near Tucson, Arizona only to find that this clay is rapidly disappearing beneath concrete. Explore the remote prehistory of ceramics and the long ancient ceramic traditions of the Tucson area.

To learn more about how to locate and process wild clay check out my online class "Wild Clay 101" at this link https://ancientpottery.how/courses/native-clay/

Some images in this video came from the following sources:
https://desert.com/early-ceramic/
https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/online-exhibit/digging-in-storage
http://westerndigs.org/earliest-known-clay-figurines-in-the-southwest-may-be-fertility-symbols-study-says/
https://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/marana/article_1a0a7962-18fc-11e9-9e08-a74bfe469e3e.html

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