He sold the usual religious tourist paraphernalia and ancient pots he had acquired from Arab farmers.

In ancient Chinese pots, for example, the interior is as important as the exterior.

From the ancient pots of earth, we can surmise they grew plants in here.

"When you're dealing with an ancient pot or statue, you don't want to have outside people working on that," Mr. Lowry said.

To me the strong forms of ancient Korean earthenware pots are fascinating.

"Take, for example, the difference between an ancient Greek pot and a Chinese one," he said.

The ancient pots on display in the show are replicas.

Just in case the workers might have been inclined to pulverize the ancient pots, drains and roadways, a government archaeologist was looking over their shoulders.

Even the finest hospitals rely on rusty hot plates and ancient pots to sterilize instruments in the operating room.

Early cowboys often used the exposed ancient pots for target practice and many archeological artifacts were sadly destroyed.