Archaeometric methods such as provenance studies must be predicated on understanding the processes that underlie the production of this information. This study focuses on element-based provenance ...

On a narrow beach of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a humble pile of broken seashells is changing the timeline of history. Broken pottery mixed in with the shells may be the oldest ceramic of its type yet ...

“One of these things is not like the others” was the statement of the day when a pre-contact potsherd was unearthed by archaeologists with Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental ...

A RARE example of medieval pottery has gone on show in Billericay – after a gardener accidently stumbled upon it. The piece of grey shell-tempered cooking pot, which dates back to the 12th century, ...