Editing Pottery (section)

====Oceania====
Pottery has been found in archaeological sites across the islands of Oceania. It is attributed to an ancient archaeological culture called the [[Lapita]]. Another form of pottery called ''Plainware'' is found throughout sites of Oceania. The relationship between Lapita pottery and Plainware is not altogether clear.

The [[Indigenous Australians]] never developed pottery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/introduction.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316213213/http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/introduction.shtml |url-status=dead |title=Aboriginal Culture: Introduction|archive-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref> After Europeans came to Australia and settled, they found deposits of clay which were analysed by English potters as excellent for making pottery. Less than 20 years later, Europeans came to Australia and began creating pottery. Since then, ceramic manufacturing, mass-produced pottery and studio pottery have flourished in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.exetel.com.au/pottery/pottery/pottery.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317142740/http://home.exetel.com.au/pottery/pottery/pottery.htm |url-status=dead |title=History of Australian Pottery|archive-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref>