Hunt's volume is unique among handbooks on archaeological ceramics and represents an important contribution to this field. The authors are to be thanked and commended for their participation in this major reference work. For ceramicists interested in exploring ancient technology, The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis will doubtlessly serve as the go-to resource, especially when deciding which analytical techniques are best suited to address
our individual research questions. * Ann E. Killebrew, Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies * For the Classical archaeologist, this book has much to offer. As a field, we are still developing standard practices in archaeometric ceramic analysis. This volume will be a welcome reference work for anyone formulating research questions and designs for projects that will incorporate these approaches. Many of the chapters also would make excellent class readings for undergraduate and graduate students of archaeology, as introductions to these analytical techniques.
Moreover, the case studies from around the world help remind us that ceramic analysis is a common ground for archaeologists and that Classical archaeology is part of a much larger field that seeks to understand our human past * Sarah A. James, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * The book is highly theoretical and written in a style to match. Nevertheless, the possibilities for ceramic studies have never been more exciting, and the volume will encourage those with pottery and those with the means to analyse it to seek collaborative projects. * Edward Biddulph, Current Archaeology *