Revealing Medieval Pottery Kilns: From Raw Clay to Ceramic Vessels (Full Process)

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🔥 Revealing Medieval Pottery Kilns: From Raw Clay to Ceramic Vessels (Full Process)

Step inside the hidden workshops of the Middle Ages and witness the complete journey of medieval pottery — from digging raw clay out of riverbeds to the final moment a glowing kiln is opened to reveal finished ceramic vessels.

Discover how medieval potters sourced and purified their clay, tempered it with sand, shell, and crushed pottery, and shaped it using ancient coiling techniques and hand-powered potter's wheels. Learn how massive updraft kilns were built into the earth, loaded with hundreds of fragile vessels, and fired through grueling day-and-night cycles reaching over 900°C — all without a single thermometer.

We explore the dangerous art of lead glazing, the rise of powerful potter's guilds, and the great production centers of medieval Europe that turned out thousands of vessels for kitchens, taverns, churches, and castles across the continent.

Every detail in this video is based on archaeological evidence, guild records, and documented medieval practices.

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⚒️ Topics covered:

Raw clay extraction and purification (levigation)

Tempering and kneading techniques

Coil-building and the medieval potter's wheel

Updraft kiln construction and loading

The firing process: water smoking, sintering, and atmosphere control

Lead glazing and colored ceramic decoration

Medieval potter's guilds and major production centers

The hidden dangers of lead in medieval ceramics

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