Question

Four ceramic vessels with engravings and patterns. They vary in size.
Which of the following is not true of the above examples of Neolithic ceramics?
a.
Patterns were engraved into each ceramic piece, and then white chalk was rubbed into the engravings so that the engravings stood out against the black background.
b.
These are examples of European pottery vessels, created between 3000-2000 BCE.
c.
These vessels were found in Spain, and are believed to have been created by the Spanish peoples around 3000 BCE.
d.
The technology to create ceramic vessels was understood long before any were actually created in Europe.

Answer 1

d

Explanation: Pottery technology was not "understood long before" ceramics appear in Europe — ceramic manufacture appears in Europe in the Neolithic/Chalcolithic rather than long after people already knew how to make it. (Pottery does originate earlier in other regions such as East Asia, but that does not mean Europeans had the knowledge long before they actually produced vessels.)