Hi again everyone,

A couple of people emailed me with questions about my round table, so  
I thought also I would clear these questions up using the list.  I  
offered to do this round table because I once just spread sherds on a  
table in the lounge at a conference and was mobbed by the interest.  I  
thought we could create this as a space to bring together people  
studying material where it is produced with those who might find it  
where it was used and discarded.  The lunch is not limited to the  
region however. I'll bring some samples from Utah to get discussion  
going, for example.  I hope some Texas or Southwest folks will attend,  
however!  Attendees at the lunch are not required to bring samples  
either.  The lunch is a first-come, first-served registration!

I am not involved with Linda's round table, but I think it is a great  
idea!

Cheers,
Tim



> From: scarlett <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Mon, November 1, 2010 10:49:37 AM
> Subject: SHA round tables
>
> Hello all,
>
> I just thought I would highlight two round tables lunches at the SHA  
> in Austin.  The round table I am leading on Saturday  is intended to  
> be a "bring and share" style meeting.  If you are working on  
> ceramics from an archaeological or historical project, or if you  
> curate a collection of ceramics from the region, please bring along  
> fragments or vessels to pass around at lunch!
>
> Cheers
> Tim
>
> Friday, January 7, 2011, 12-1
> Title: Identifying Asian ceramics (R3)
>
> Leader: Linda Pomper
>
> This roundtable luncheon will focus on some of the problems in  
> identifying and dating Asian ceramics from various sites as well as  
> the questions that concern scholars who study Chinese porcelain.
>
> Saturday, January 8, 2011, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
> Please Touch: Pottery Show and Tell (R6)
>
> Leader: Timothy Scarlett
>
> Abstract: The 2011 meeting includes several paper sessions dedicated  
> to the analysis and interpretation of pottery and ceramic materials.  
> This round table serves as a venue to which people can bring samples  
> of locally manufactured ceramic material to pass around the table.  
> The primary focus will be "show and tell" so each participant is  
> encouraged to bring sample fragments. Discussion might also include  
> good research design, analytical routes, comparative study, etc.
>
>