Ceramic Pottery Kiln

A well-preserved ceramic kiln dated to a period before the 8th c. BCE. (some estimates date it as far back as the period between 2200 and 1600 BCE since it was found in the early Helladic layers near the Eretria Agora). The bottom chamber was filled with the fuel and burned at high temperatures.

The clay vessels were placed above on the shelf that was made of clay and had holes throughout. The door of the fire chamber was formed by three large limestone slabs connected with ceramic clay. The chamber above has not been preserved.

It is estimated that such kiln could reach and sustain temperatures of 950 degrees Celsius (1742 degrees Fahrenheit). Eretria Museum.