Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Time: 10:00−11:30, followed by a reception

Venue: Auditorium, Merensky 2 Library

RSVP: [email protected] by 30 January

Pots in various stages of fragmentation are one of the finds most commonly uncovered during archaeological excavations. These remains of material cultures are what archaeologist often study and refer to when trying to interpret and understand past societies. Pottery is closely connected to daily activities such as the preparation and storage of food, but pots also play an important role in different rituals and festivities that form part of a community’s social life.  By combining the results of several independent analyses, it is possible to gain information on traditions from handicrafts, as well as information on contact and relationships among groups of people. A further aim of ceramology is to reach beyond the pottery as such in an attempt to gain an understanding of the activities that characterised ancient societies and in so doing to create a form of contact with prehistoric man.