@article{f43f4b94cc07472b8c9a5b65bbaa25fa,
title = "Research into Coal-Clay Composite Ceramics of Sichuan Province, China",
abstract = "A group of traditional pottery workshops in Sichuan Province, China, produce a unique coal-clay composite ceramic that is fired using a similarly unique kiln design and two-stage firing procedure not seen in any other ceramic tradition. Here we report on field and laboratory efforts to better understand this unusual ceramic material and technology, the functional advantages as cookware, braziers, and large storage vessels that include high strength and high thermal shock resistance, and the cultural context that supported the creativity and experimentation needed to develop such an innovative technology.",
keywords = "ceramic, coal, microstructure",
author = "Reedy, {Chandra L.} and Vandiver, {Pamela B.} and Ting He and Ying Xu and Yanyu Wang",
note = "Funding Information: Funding for this research was provided by the National Science Foundation Program for Catalyzing New International Collaborations, the University of Delaware{\textquoteright}s Center for Global and Area Studies, and the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. All fieldwork arrangements were made by our partner institution in Chengdu, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology; we especially thank Gao Dalun, the Institute{\textquoteright}s Director. Paul Wallace of Imaging Cores is thanked for help with SEM-EDS. We also thank Zeng Qinghong in Yingjing, Huang Bin Xue in Gaoxian, and all of the other potters who graciously welcomed us into their workshops. Photo and drawing credits: C. L. Reedy, figures 1, 2, 4-6, 7 right, 8-10, 11 right, 12 right, 23, 24, 26-35, and 36 right; P. B. Vandiver, figures 3, 13-20, 22, and 25; and Y. Xu, figures 7 left, 11 left, 12 left, 21, and 36 left. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Materials Research Society.",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1557/adv.2017.286",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "2",
pages = "2043--2079",
journal = "MRS Advances",
issn = "2059-8521",
publisher = "Materials Research Society",
number = "37-38",
}