Chapter 387 387 Pottery? (2)
"But this time, something similar appeared again. I don't think it's a coincidence. It must be related to the soil and fire." Si Ye touched his chin and speculated, "If all soil can be turned into this material after heating, it would be very convenient..."
"Your guess is correct." Xia Tian turned around and sat down on the earthen kang again, playing with the small piece of clay.
Yes, it was a genuine piece of original clay, and from the first moment she saw it, she was sure it was a piece of clay.
Although it has no shape and is not as perfect as later ones, it is undeniable that it is indeed one of the earliest clay products in the world.
In Xia Tian's knowledge system, people speculate that the earliest creation of pottery was that primitive humans accidentally discovered that some soil could become hard objects and was extremely plastic after being heated at high temperatures when using fire. Later, handmade pottery of various shapes gradually began to appear.
Just like that time, this time the pottery fragment was discovered during the daily pottery firing process and was noticed by "someone with a keen eye".
It has to be said that human wisdom is infinite. In fact, even if Xia Tian had not appeared, according to the development of history, the people here would gradually discover and apply pottery to improve their lives.
"In the world I live in, this thing is called 'pottery'. Just as you guessed, it's a hard material formed by heating a specific type of clay with flames. As long as we find the right formula, we can make whatever shape the clay can be molded into." Xia Tian adjusted her posture and gave Si Ye and the audience in the live broadcast room some scientific knowledge.
"Because this material is fired at high temperatures, it's also heat-resistant. It can replace stone pots to store water and can also be used to store things. It's much more convenient than using stones as raw materials. You can also draw on it. If it's fired into blocks of a fixed size, it can even be used directly to build houses..."
The use of pottery has a very long history in Chinese history. Even to modern times, many places still preserve houses covered with ancient pottery tiles, and the firing of red bricks actually also utilizes this principle.
If we can master this technology and carry out firing on a large scale, we can free people from the caves and live in spacious brick houses without worrying about drafts, and they will be warm in winter and cool in summer.
"This insignificant thing actually has such great uses?" Si Ye was stunned when he heard Xia Tian's words. "So there's such a magical material in this world. What a shame we didn't discover it sooner... Xia Xia, you're amazing! You even know this."
He is now more and more curious about where the little female lives, and even more curious about what else he doesn't know?
Ahhh, the pottery I've been craving is here! I was saying that if the streamer wanted to embark on a cultural revival, ceramics would definitely be a must!
I love ceramics!!! This host is amazing! I'm increasingly suspicious of a professor at Federal University.
[I've checked federal public records and there's no such person... So, Xia Xia, who are you?]
Everyone in the live broadcast room was also amazed by Xia Tian's speech.
In the lost interstellar space of ancient Earth civilization, anyone who understands this knowledge must be a national treasure-level cultural professor!
(End of this chapter)
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