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Ceramic wall adornment, 39;Batik Cockatoo39; by NOVICA. $57.95. Handmade
A ceramic can be an inorganic, nonmetallic[a] stable material comprising steel, nonmetal or metalloid atoms held in ionic and covalent bonds primarily. The crystallinity of ceramic materials ranges from oriented to semi-crystalline highly, and often completely amorphous (e.g., glasses). Varying crystallinity and electron utilization in the ionic and covalent bonds cause most ceramic materials to be good thermal and electric powered insulators (extensively researched in ceramic engineering). With such a sizable selection of possible options for the composition/structure of an ceramic (e.g. all the elements almost, nearly all types of bonding, and all degrees of crystallinity), the breadth of the topic is vast, and identifiable capabilities (e.g. hardness, toughness, electronic conductivity, etc.) are hard to identify for the group as a whole. General properties such as high melting temperature, high hardness, poor conductivity, high moduli of elasticity, chemical resistance and low ductility are the norm,[1] with known exceptions to each one of these rules (e.g. piezoelectric ceramics, glass transition heat, superconductive ceramics, etc.). Many composites, such as fiberglass and carbon fiber content, while comprising ceramic materials, aren't regarded as area of the ceramic family.The word "ceramic originates from the Greek term ????????? (keramikos), "of pottery" or "for pottery",[3] from ??????? (keramos), "potter's clay, tile, pottery".[4] The earliest known mention of the main "ceram-" is the Mycenaean Greek ke-ra-me-we, "individuals of ceramics", written in Linear B syllabic script.[5] The term "ceramic" may be used as an adjective to spell it out a material, process or product, or it might be used as a noun, either singular, or, additionally, as the plural noun "ceramics".The initial ceramics made by humans were pottery things, including 27,000-year-old figurines, made from clay, either by itself or mixed with other materials like silica, solidified, sintered, in flame. Ceramics were glazed and terminated to set-up simple later, colored surfaces, decreasing porosity through the use of glassy, amorphous ceramic coatings on top of the crystalline ceramic substrates.[7] Ceramics now include local, industrial and building products, as well as an array of ceramic art. In the 20th hundred years, new ceramic materials were developed for use in advanced ceramic engineering, such such as semiconductors.Ceramic artifacts provide an important role in archaeology for understanding the culture, technology and action of peoples of the past. They can be among the most common artifacts to be found at an archaeological site, generally in the form of small fragments of broken pottery called sherds. Handling of accumulated sherds can be steady with two main types of analysis: specialized and traditional.Traditional analysis consists of sorting ceramic artifacts, sherds and greater fragments into specific types predicated on style, composition, manufacturing and morphology. By creating these typologies you'll be able to distinguish between different cultural styles, the purpose of the ceramic and technical point out of the interpersonal people among other conclusions. In addition, by looking at stylistic changes of ceramics as time passes can you really separate (seriate) the ceramics into distinct diagnostic groups (assemblages). An evaluation of ceramic artifacts with known dated assemblages allows for a chronological task of these items.[13]The technical method of ceramic analysis involves a finer study of the composition of ceramic artifacts and sherds to determine the source of the material and through this the possible creation site. Key conditions are the structure of the clay and the temper found in the production of the article under study: temper is a material added to the clay during the initial production level, and it is employed to aid the next drying out process. Types of temper include shell portions, granite fragments and earth sherd bits called 'grog'. Temper is determined by microscopic examination of the temper material usually. Clay identification depends upon a process of refiring the ceramic, and assigning a color to it using Munsell Soil Color notation. By estimating both the temper and clay compositions, and locating an area where both are recognized to occur, an assignment of the material source can be made. From the foundation task of the artifact further investigations can be made into the site of produce.
A ceramic can be an inorganic, nonmetallic[a] stable material comprising steel, nonmetal or metalloid atoms held in ionic and covalent bonds primarily. The crystallinity of ceramic materials ranges from oriented to semi-crystalline highly, and often completely amorphous (e.g., glasses). Varying crystallinity and electron utilization in the ionic and covalent bonds cause most ceramic materials to be good thermal and electric powered insulators (extensively researched in ceramic engineering). With such a sizable selection of possible options for the composition/structure of an ceramic (e.g. all the elements almost, nearly all types of bonding, and all degrees of crystallinity), the breadth of the topic is vast, and identifiable capabilities (e.g. hardness, toughness, electronic conductivity, etc.) are hard to identify for the group as a whole. General properties such as high melting temperature, high hardness, poor conductivity, high moduli of elasticity, chemical resistance and low ductility are the norm,[1] with known exceptions to each one of these rules (e.g. piezoelectric ceramics, glass transition heat, superconductive ceramics, etc.). Many composites, such as fiberglass and carbon fiber content, while comprising ceramic materials, aren't regarded as area of the ceramic family.
The word "ceramic originates from the Greek term ????????? (keramikos), "of pottery" or "for pottery",[3] from ??????? (keramos), "potter's clay, tile, pottery".[4] The earliest known mention of the main "ceram-" is the Mycenaean Greek ke-ra-me-we, "individuals of ceramics", written in Linear B syllabic script.[5] The term "ceramic" may be used as an adjective to spell it out a material, process or product, or it might be used as a noun, either singular, or, additionally, as the plural noun "ceramics".
The initial ceramics made by humans were pottery things, including 27,000-year-old figurines, made from clay, either by itself or mixed with other materials like silica, solidified, sintered, in flame. Ceramics were glazed and terminated to set-up simple later, colored surfaces, decreasing porosity through the use of glassy, amorphous ceramic coatings on top of the crystalline ceramic substrates.[7] Ceramics now include local, industrial and building products, as well as an array of ceramic art. In the 20th hundred years, new ceramic materials were developed for use in advanced ceramic engineering, such such as semiconductors.
Ceramic artifacts provide an important role in archaeology for understanding the culture, technology and action of peoples of the past. They can be among the most common artifacts to be found at an archaeological site, generally in the form of small fragments of broken pottery called sherds. Handling of accumulated sherds can be steady with two main types of analysis: specialized and traditional.
Traditional analysis consists of sorting ceramic artifacts, sherds and greater fragments into specific types predicated on style, composition, manufacturing and morphology. By creating these typologies you'll be able to distinguish between different cultural styles, the purpose of the ceramic and technical point out of the interpersonal people among other conclusions. In addition, by looking at stylistic changes of ceramics as time passes can you really separate (seriate) the ceramics into distinct diagnostic groups (assemblages). An evaluation of ceramic artifacts with known dated assemblages allows for a chronological task of these items.[13]The technical method of ceramic analysis involves a finer study of the composition of ceramic artifacts and sherds to determine the source of the material and through this the possible creation site. Key conditions are the structure of the clay and the temper found in the production of the article under study: temper is a material added to the clay during the initial production level, and it is employed to aid the next drying out process. Types of temper include shell portions, granite fragments and earth sherd bits called 'grog'. Temper is determined by microscopic examination of the temper material usually. Clay identification depends upon a process of refiring the ceramic, and assigning a color to it using Munsell Soil Color notation. By estimating both the temper and clay compositions, and locating an area where both are recognized to occur, an assignment of the material source can be made. From the foundation task of the artifact further investigations can be made into the site of produce.
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