A selection of ceramics through the ages (5 second delay) Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology The Collections:
PotWeb: Ceramics online
@ the Ashmolean Museum
Early Europe & Near East
Classical to Medieval
Europe from 1500
Oriental & Islamic
The ABC of pottery in archaeology
What is it?
Why is pottery useful to archaeologists?
Where does it come from?
How was it made?
How was it used, and by whom?
What happened to the pottery between discard and discovery?
How old is it? How long was it in use?
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