Introduction

This online reference collection can be used by archaeologists wanting to study their pottery beyond simple typology, but have not more than a binocular microscope or a x20 lens at hand.
The contents are based on pottery research from Tongeren and Tienen, extended by evidence from the rest of Flanders.
You can also find background information about this site and the history and methodology of fabric analysis.

Explore the collection of mortaria and course wares For each ware there is a description of the fabric, typology, provenance and date. This information is accompanied by drawings and photographs of finds and also photographs of fresh breaks. Rotation sequences of fresh breaks also reveal the shape and roughness of the inside and outside of the sherd. Fresh break Rotation

Part of drawing Reconstructed jar