29th-30th March 2000
Exeter College, Oxford
The following papers were presented:
(MC* denotes published paper in Medieval Ceramics Vol.*)
Session 1: Introduction
An introduction to historic Oxford, John Ashdown (City Conservation Officer)
An overview of the history of the MPRG, Mike McCarthy
The place of pottery studies in medieval archaeology, Hugo Blake
25 years of Saxon pottery studies, Paul Blinkhorn
Session 2: Theoretical Studies
Philosophical and theoretical developments relevant to pottery studies, Chris Cumberpatch
Pots and documents, Steve Moorhouse
Theory into practice: pots and domestic life, Alejandra Gutierrez
Session 3: Continental Pottery Studies
Are we going anywhere? An impression of the development of the field and its possible future, Frans Verhaeghe
The influence of British pottery studies on Northern Europe, Per Kristian Madsen
Imported pottery studies in Britain, John Hurst (MC24)
Dunning Memorial Lecture
25 years of post-medieval pottery, David Barker
Session 4: British Pottery Studies
Medieval pottery studies from the North-West of England, Julie Edwards (MC24)
Yorkshire and the North-East, Dave Evans
A view from the Channel Islands, Ken Barton and H. Sebiret
Pottery studies in the Isle of Man, Peter Davey (MC24)
Pottery studies in Ireland, Clare McCutcheon
Scottish pottery studies, Derek Hall/George Haggarty/Charles Murray (MC24)
Session 5: Ceramic Building Materials
Brick and tile: some reflections on progress and potential, Paul Drury (MC24)
Medieval tiles: past, present and future, John Cherry
The Gerald Dunning Archive and the Study of Medieval Ceramic Roof Furniture, Barbara Hurman/Beverley Nenk (MC18)
Session 6: Analytical Techniques
25 years of scientific analysis, Mike Hughes (MC24)
Petrological studies, Alan Vince
Use of computers in pottery; integrating publication, GIS and databases, Paul Miles
Reinventing the sherd: 25 years of pottery statistics, Clive Orton (MC24)