London 2012 Olympics appoints ceramic and crystal firm

Make International understands that WWRD, owner of Waterford Crystal, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton, has been appointed to produce ceramic homeware and crystal products for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The company will produce ranges of ceramic and crystal products, including a number of limited-edition Waterford, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton pieces. A selection of the ceramics [...]

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Oldest pottery in the world found in China

Examples of pottery found in a cave at Yuchanyan in China’s Hunan province may be the oldest known to science. By determining the fraction of a type, or isotope, of carbon in bone fragments and charcoal, the specimens were found to be 17,500 to 18,300 years old. The authors say that the ages are more [...]

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