Why is there still so much Ancient Greek pottery in pretty good condition when most other objects from that era didn’t survive?

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Why is there still so much Ancient Greek pottery in pretty good condition when most other objects from that era didn’t survive?

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Answer 1

Here’s my perspective living in Cyprus —

There is a lot of it. They were used for pretty much everything. There’s so much that everytime they start a big building site, they have to stop because they come across some ancient relics.

Our museums are so full that we have no where to put them. Most of it is in storage. I actually have two ancient pottery jugs sitting in my TV cabinet that the museum gave out. I can’t sell them obviously because they’re numbered but yeah, that’s how much there is.