654877bd_erials_Science_and_Engineering__Significance
[Date] 28,000 BC (estimated) [Candidate Moment] The earliest fired ceramics--in the form of animal and human figurines, slabs, and balls--(found at sites in the Pavlov Hills of Moravia) are manufactured starting about this time. [Significance] 
Introduces materials processing.
Greatest Moments in Materials Science and Engineering
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