This volume comprises thirty-three peer-reviewed papers presented at the
international conference 'Vienna 2 - Ancient Egyptian Ceramics in the
21st Century' held at the University of Vienna in May 2012. The papers
discuss pottery manufacture and use as well as its archaeological
deposition and significance over the entire length of ancient Egyptian
history from the prehistoric to early medieval periods. The spatial
distribution of sites from which ceramic material is drawn and discussed
covers the Nile Delta in the north, the Egyptian Nile valley down to the
Sudan as well as adjacent regions. The papers not only provide detailed
insights into the most recent analytical methods, results, theoretical
approaches and relevant scholarly discussions in the field of ancient
Egyptian ceramics, but also highlight ongoing research at archaeological
excavations, in museums, storerooms and archives. The book therefore
offers a comprehensive up-to-date reference collection of articles
addressing the current state and future directions of ceramological
studies in Egyptian archaeology.