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6 sherds with incised decoration

New Georgia Pottery Image Galleries

May 14, 2018

Browse through six new image galleries of pottery types recovered in Georgia from the late Archaic through the historic period. … Continue

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Ceramic Notes Now Available Online

May 3, 2018

From 1982 to 1986, the CTL supported a monograph series: Ceramic Notes: Occasional Publications of the Ceramic Technology Laboratory, Florida … Continue

Poster for: Ceramic Petrography of Woodland Period Swift Creek Complicated Stamped potter in Florida and the lower Southeastern United States

New Findings on Swift Creek Pottery

Apr 20, 2018

At the recent meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Ann Cordell and her coauthors presented the results of a … Continue

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Teaching Pottery Technology at the Silver River Museum

Apr 18, 2018

On Tuesday, April 17, Lindsay Bloch from the Ceramic Technology Lab spent the day with high school students at the … Continue

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Society for American Archaeology Conference, April 11-15, 2018

Apr 3, 2018

Come and see us at the SAA annual meeting! Researchers and recent alumni from the Ceramic Technology Lab will be … Continue

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Pottery and Pickled Fish

Mar 21, 2018

We’re happy to be a part of the Florida Museum of Natural History, where we learn so much from our … Continue

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Learn about Dugout Canoes March 17 and 24

Mar 15, 2018

As part of Florida Archaeology Month, there are two upcoming events focusing on these fascinating artifacts: Old Collections Meet New … Continue

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Ceramics Identification is Clear as Mud

Feb 16, 2018

Reposted from the Society for Historical Archaeology blog: When I (Lindsay) first started visiting archaeological collections from historic kiln sites in … Continue

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Clay Isn’t Just for Pots: CTL Researchers Investigate Mayan Mortar-like Material

Jan 25, 2018

A new article in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports presents the results of a study conducted in the CTL … Continue

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Ceramic Techology Lab Article is Featured

Dec 12, 2017

  The journal Advances in Archaeological Practice is currently highlighting the article, “Comparative Clay Analysis and Curation for Archaeological Pottery … Continue

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