POTTERY
The history of pottery in Cappadocia goes back to Hittites.Pottery making first started in Anatolia during the Neolithic age (7 th millennium BC) at Çatalhöyük (Konya),and,around the 2000 BC,the Assyians of Mesopotamia brought the skill of terracotta pot making to their trading partners,the Hittites.The handicraft has been continued by the civilisations of the region to date.
The most renowned terracotta pottery producing town of Cappadocia is Avanos.The town is built on volcanic soil,and the silt carried by the Kızılırmak River as well as the good quality clay deposits make the tow a suitable place for ceramic production.The red fat soil is processed and brought for hand turning at simple-looking workshops.
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