Schematic of pottery mending, showing order of sherd mending.
Correct order of sherd mending to avoid acute fit angles. Mending sherd B to sherd C first would make it difficult or impossible to fit sherd A. Instead, mend A to B, and then add C.

View or download our new guide for mending archaeological pottery here. Have additional questions? Email Lindsay Bloch to learn more about our experiences in the lab with pottery reconstruction and restoration.

 

Cordell, Ann S. and Lindsay Bloch
2019  A Guide to Pottery Reconstruction. Miscellaneous Project Report 69, Anthropology Division, Florida Museum of Natural History. Manuscript on file. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2019/08/PotteryReconstructionFLMNH_CTL.pdf