The Ceramic Thanet Learning Pack is an introduction to archaeological pottery analysis, aimed at adults; young adults and younger children, with guidance and supervision of an adult.

The Pottery Learning Pack will help you gain skills in examining ceramic material as a first step on your ceramic learning experience.

The learning pack encourages the development of observational skills, by comparing ceramic sherds of different periods using visual inspection and tactile qualities, to recognise the differences in ceramic material. The pack includes a selection from a time line of ceramic technology from Prehistory to the Late Medieval and Post-medieval periods.

The pottery learning pack contains a printed booklet with detailed information and instructions on using the pack; a magnifying loupe for close examination of the pottery and two sample sets of four pottery sherds, drawn from material from excavation archives in Thanet, which have been approved for discard after specialist analysis.

The sample pottery sherds are selected and dated for the pack by a ceramic specialist; each is contained in its own zip lock bag, with identification label and mounted on a labelled card for identification.