Experts have uncovered fingerprints on ceramics dating back 8,000 years in what is believed to have been an ancient pottery workshop, said to be one of the oldest in the world.
The Ulucak Mound in the Kemalpasa district of Izmir province in south-western Turkey is said to be one of the oldest ceramic makers in the world and Zenger News spoke to the head of the dig, Professor Ozlem Cevik in an exclusive interview.
Professor Cevik, who is an Associate Professor at Trakya University, in the city of Edirne, in north-western Turkey, confirmed that they had found ancient fingerprints on some of the ceramics there, including on some of the ancient dough used to make them.
