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Sites which present method and theory or provide examples of ceramic analysis.

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• - Detailed history of pottery making techniques in Britain from Regia Anglorum.
  
• - Introduction to Post-Roman pottery with a photo gallery of examples.
  
• - The Ashmolean Museum aims to create an online catalogue of its ceramic collections. Sample images by period. Guide to pottery-making and pottery in archaeology; information on the collectors; bibliography.
  
• - An introduction to the techniques of clay sourcing for ceramic analysis.
  
• - This project is meant to be an aid to help with identification of ceramics found on historic period archaeological sites in Nova Scotia.
  
• - Report by Alan Vince on the petrology and ICPS analysis of medieval floor tiles from Cleeve Abbey, Somerset.
  
• - Table for dating Roman type amphoras. Originally from Heinrich Dressel: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, band XV, Berlin 1899.
  
• - Forum for the analysis of brick and tile from archaeological sites.
  
• - Civilization Canada presentation on the diversity and richness of Native ceramic making traditions in Canada. Includes pottery making techniques and conservation of ceramics.
  
• - Searchable bibliography and primary source material on these ceramic storage containers of the ancient Mediterranean. Also searchable database of descriptions and date stamps.
  
• - Group formed to identify and define all the ceramic ware types that appear on or near the pre-1650 Jamestown archaeology site in Virginia. Includes ceramic types from Germany, China, England, Italy, France, and Spain.
  
• - History and examples of ceramic tiles. Indexed by style, designer, subject, technique, factory, and use.
  
• - University of Connecticut glossary for archaeological ceramic analysis. Includes technological attributes, morphology, surface treatments and stylistic attributes.
  
• - The aim of the technological analyses is to establish choice of raw materials, manufacturing techniques and vessel functions. Lund University
  
• - Belgium company specializing in conservation and restoration of earthenware from pre-historic, Roman, medieval and post-medieval sites and producing replicas of archaeological finds.
  
• - Descriptions and examples of Native American ceramics from New England. Includes Vinette I, Linear and Rocker Dentate, Windsor Cord Marked, Windsor Brushed, Sebonac Stamped, Hollister Stamped, and Selden Island typologies.
  
• - Gazetteer collection derived from a survey carried out by Southampton Archaeology for English Heritage on behalf of the Prehistoric Ceramics Research Group. Features project description, collections outline and database.
  
• - Online atlas of Roman pottery, listing the wares by class or source, from Paul Tyers, author of Roman Pottery in Britain.
  
• - An online exhibit from the Internet Public Library on the pottery of the Pueblo Indians of Southwestern US. History, pueblo life and pottery styles, bibliography, gallery and glossary.
  
  

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