@misc{Buko_Andrzej_(1947–_)_Ceramology:_2008, author={Buko, Andrzej (1947– )}, volume={46}, address={Warszawa}, journal={Archaeologia Polona}, howpublished={online}, year={2008}, publisher={Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences}, language={eng}, abstract={The author discusses key questions and fields of research in ceramological studies, not all of which are present in archaeological publications. In the present paper, he concentrates on some questions concerning pottery classification and the archaeometrical laboratory approach to pottery analyses. Special attention is paid to clays for pottery making and different approaches to provenance studies}, type={Text}, title={Ceramology: what it is and why?}, keywords={archaeometry, pottery, clay deposits, provenance studies, classification attributes, vessel shape groups, stylistic traditions}, }