NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Greece’s Culture Ministry says an inscription on a clay slab unearthed at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games could be the oldest written excerpt from Homer’s epic poem ...

According to the laws of aerodynamics, bumblebees can’t fly. According to the laws of ceramics, it’s impossible for Alice Mumbauer of Bethlehem, an art teacher at Moravian Academy Middle School, to ...

Slab building needs careful preparation but can make some impressive sculptural objects or vessels. A lump of clay is first rolled out onto either a sheet of fabric or paper, using a rolling pin. The ...

Slab construction of clay is about as ancient an artistic medium as there is. John Mason has been employing it for 50 years. A beautiful selection of seven tall, monochrome works dating from 1997 to ...