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Coiling is a method of creating pottery. This technique has been used throughout history by numerous civilizations and cultures, including in Europe [1] [2] , Africa [3] , North America, and Asia [4] . Some coil-built pottery dates back to the Early Neolithic era. [1] The coiling technique is used to construct ceramic vessels through the repeated winding of long, cylindrical pieces of clay on top of one another. Coiling clay can be used in combination with other techniques such as by forming the base of a pot with a slab of clay and building up walls with coils. [5] Other techniques that coiling can be combined with include throwing on a potter's wheel, slab building, wheel coiling, beating, and pinching. [6] Coiling as a technique allows for greater variety in the shape of a ceramic vessel. Throwing on a wheel requires a potter to keep a piece centered as it spins in a soft and unstable condition. Alternately, a coiled piece can be any shape, with more extreme fluctuations in their walls by allowing the clay to dry in between stages of building. While coiling itself does not always require a potter's wheel, a vessel can be made more symmetrical around its central axis by constructing it on a throwing wheel or otherwise rotating surface. It is beneficial to use this method because round vessels are less likely to crack under intense heat and are more durable than organic, asymmetrical structures. [4]
