Neolithic Pot

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This early pottery was made by coil and slab building, and the pots were fired in bonfires. This produced relatively low firing temperatures, and this 5000 year old pottery is extremely fragile. However, it is still being found in increasing numbers on excavations in Leicestershire. We do not know where the pot shown here was found, but it was donated to the Town Museum, Leicester, in 1855. It is in a style known as ‘Fengate’, which is well known in Eastern England, so it could have been a local find. It is the oldest complete pot in the museum collections.