Excavations in Boeotia, Phocis, and Thessaly introduced two very simple Neolithic techniques in their pottery, the unornamented (monochromatic) and incised ware. The incised painted vases were extreamly prominent st the sites of Dimini and Sesklo. This style of painting incorporated many new principles in its decoration including curvilinear patterns and rectilinear styles to create somethin completely different in its decoration. Also, a wide array of colors were used on the vase such as white, red, yellow, black on white, and brown on yellow.

Stone Age vessle from Dimini

Stone Age vessle from Sesklo

Stone Age pottery in the southern regions showed little simularity to the pottery in northern areas. Digs at Crete produced only vases with incised geometric patterns and a majority of plain, undecorated pottery.

During the Stone Age, pottery was generally fashioned by hand and remained in the household where it was created. The clay was usually fired black over an open flame then ploished with smooth stones and incised upon. Later the clay was made less impure and baked instead of being fired over an open fire. The most important advancement of this time was the creation of "varnish" which was a black color glaze that laid the ground for the future black figure.

With the Bronze Age, the "varnish" from the Stone Age was prefected and the creation of the potter's wheel were the key innovations of this period. Also, the imitation of metal forms on clay and the potter's oven begin to appear in the Bronze Age. The excavations at Hissarlik during 1871, 1878, and 1890 show the advancement of pottery from hand-made and poorly fired pieces to the more developed stages that were thrown on the potter's wheel (name, date).

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