Contains abstracts on the following topics: Archeological ceramics and the physical sciences--problem definition and results; Preliminary results from the East Cretan White-on-Dark Ware Project; Pottery production, pottery classification, and the role of physico-chemical analyses; Archeological, geochemical, and statistical methods in ceramic provenance studies; Provenance studies using neutron activation analysis; Use of X-ray fluorescence with neutron activation analysis; Comparison of neutron activation and electron microprobe analyses of ceramics; Proton microprobe analysis of archaeological artifacts; The history and prehistory of ceramic technology: plausible inferences from ceramic artifacts; Firing technologies of ancient ceramics and their possible assessment by modern analytical methods; Investigation of ancient ceramic technology through Moessbauer spectroscopy; Moessbauer study of ancient ceramics: firing conditions; The use of scanning electron microscopy in the technological examination of ancient ceramics; Ceramic firing temperature determinations; New techniques in powder diffraction; Phase analyses of ancient shards and their significance for technology and origin; Metallurgical crucibles and crucible slags; and Kilns and ceramic technology of ancient MesoAmerica.