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1. Pottery

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   Before the widespread adoption of rotary mechanisms, all pottery was formed exclusively by manual manipulation.
   Pinching: The earliest method, suitable only for small, rudimentary forms.
   Coiling: Long ropes of clay are stacked circularly and then smoothed together. This technique is structurally sound for large vessels but requires careful scoring of the junction points to prevent subsequent laminar separation.
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