Clay soil is known for being heavy, difficult to dig, and compact, and gardening with it is sometimes hard. But with the right soil management and plant selection, you can use it to your advantage.

Among the clay tablets are school texts, Rey says. “These are the remains of the scribal training process for the administrators of the state’s archives under Akkad imperial rule. It’s a ...

In this interview, Gabriel Orozco talks about his process of working with clay, and what the tactility of the medium brings to his artistic practice. ART21: How did you find the brick factory in ...

Researchers have discovered a trove of ancient clay puppets at an archaeological site in El Salvador. The five carved figurines are about 2,400 years old, and they may help shed new light on an ...

A boy arranges freshly made clay drinking pots to dry at a workshop in Gaza City in 2008. (Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images) Review by Maggie Lange Acquiring knowledge is one of the great pleasures of ...