Ala Salem; #9 of 13

"It took hours to find where the red clay was dug: a huge pit beside the river, miles south of the mounds. There an old man worked in a potter's shack, molding red clay into ropes, then coiling them into large pots and smoothing the coils with water. A huge, round clay oven outside the shack served as a kiln."

Apparently, the Mayans were experts in pottery. Their clay pots were professionally hand crafted and were obviously far from being considered as junk. Also, the Mayans hand crafted these pots simply by using the natural resources around them. It's almost like saying that Mayans made clay pots just like how Texans make hats.

Wolverton, D. A Very Strange Trip (Bridge Publications Inc. 1999) pg. 175

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