This page is intended as a starting point for anyone interested in archaeological and historical ceramics. The emphasis is on the period covered by the MPRG but other links have been included as well for those whose interests are wider or who wish to follow up on methodology, theory and practice in related disciplines. It cannot claim to be an exhaustive list but every attempt has been made to include the major websites. If we have missed an interesting or important site, please contact the website editor or a member of the MPRG Committee with details and we will consider including it next time the page is updated. Weblinks do not last forever and if you find a dead link or one that as been hijacked, please let us know and we will see that it is removed.
Facebook and other social media platforms host a wide range of pages devoted to different aspects of ceramics and it is impossible to produce a comprehensive list of such pages. The best advice we can give is to search on these platforms using appropriate keywords and search terms.
The Academia and Researchgate websites include numerous papers on ceramics and related subjects, including many that are out of print. Note that Academia.edu is a commercial site and access to some sections requires payment although basic search and download facilities are currently free.
Links to local, regional and national ceramic reference collections are not listed on this page but can be found elsewhere on this website.
The MPRG takes no responsibility for the content of any of the sites listed on this page or for any opinions expressed by their editors, owners, contributors or users. The MPRG has no commercial or financial interest in any of these sites and no remuneration has been accepted to ensure their inclusion on this page.
General archaeology
Council for British Archaeology
RESCUE – The British Archaeological Trust
Chartered Institute for Archaeology
Historic Environment, Northern Ireland
Society of Museum Archaeologists
The Institute of Conservation (ICON)
The Institute of Conservation (Archaeology Group)
The Institute of Conservation (Ceramics and glass group)
Standards and guidance documents
PCRG / SGRP / MPRG 2016 A Standard for Pottery Studies in Archaeology
Historic England – Standards and guidance publications, including ceramics
Societies and journals
Journal of Roman Pottery Studies
Society for Medieval Archaeology
Medieval Archaeology (Journal)
Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
Post-medieval Archaeology (Journal)
Society for Historical Archaeology
Historical Archaeology (Journal)
Leiden Journal of Pottery Studies
Study groups and societies
Pottery
Prehistoric Ceramics Research Group
Transferware Collectors Society
Bricks and tiles
The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society
Scotland’s Brick Manufacturing industry
Clay tobacco pipes
Society for Clay Pipe Research
Glass
The Association for the History of Glass
Museums
The Potteries Museum, Stoke-on-Trent
Victoria and Albert Museum (ceramics department)
Sharpes’s Pottery Museum, Swadlincote
Dorman Museum, Middlesborough (Christopher Dresser and the Linthorpe Pottery)
Museum of London (collections)
Online reports and theses
British Library ETHOS collection (UK PhD and other theses)
Archaeology Data Service (Grey literature and other resources)
Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) reports and resources
Archaeology Reports Online (GUARD Archaeology Ltd)
National Museums Scotland Research repository
Sarah Jennings, 1981. ‘Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich’, East Anglian Archaeology 13
The following publications on London pottery can be downloaded from:
http://www.lamas.org.uk/archives/special-papers.html
A dated type series of medieval London pottery 2: London-type ware
J E Pearce, A G Vince & M A Jenner 1985;
A dated type series of medieval London pottery 4: Surrey Whitewares
Jacqueline Pearce & Alan Vince 1988;
Aspects of Saxo-Norman London II: finds and environmental evidence Edited by Alan Vince 1991;
Websites
Archive of Anglo-Saxon Pottery Stamps
The Rockingham Pottery, Swinton
The pottery kilns of Roman Britain
Clay and Fire (Bickley Ceramics project and more)
North America
Jamestownhttps://historicjamestowne.org/collections/ceramics-research-group/
St Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Europe
Baltic and North Atlantic Pottery Research Group