Materials laboratory

The Materials Laboratory houses the School’s ceramic reference and teaching collections, with materials drawn from excavations undertaken by AAH and ULAS from the city and county. A key collection of material under study currently comprises Iron Age and Roman pottery from the field school excavations at Burrough Hill,  Leicestershire. The laboratory also features a small kiln and furnace for the experimental production and firing of pots (Carbolite 1,200°C; Vecstar MRF2 1,300°C).

The lab also holds an extensive lithics collection containing replicas and excavated materials, such as scrapers, hand axes, knives and points, ranging from the Upper Paleolithic to the Roman period.