Ceramic Petrography Analytical Service

Patrick Quinn (Principal Research Fellow in Ceramic Petrography) provides a ceramic petrography analytical service at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.

• Professional thin section petrographic and geochemical analysis of archaeological pottery, CBM, metallurgical ceramics, building stone, plaster and lithics, for the interpretation of provenance and craft technology.
• Prehistoric, Roman, Medieval, Post-Med and industrial artefacts analysed from UK and worldwide.
• Geologically trained with over 25 years experience in archaeological petrography.
• Analysis on single artefacts or larger projects as needed.
• Services include thin section preparation, petrographic analysis, microphotography and full interpretation. 

Past Reports

• Petrographic Analysis of Neolithic Sherds from Lambay Island, Ireland (2022/164)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric and Medieval Ceramics from Five Mile Lane, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (2022/163)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Ceramics from the Roman Kiln Site of Elmswell, Suffolk, UK (2021/162)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Ceramics and Possible Raw Materials from Tongeren, Belgium (2021/161)
• Petrographic Analysis of Late Bronze Age Briquetage, Loom-weights and Pottery from Sutton, Sussex, England (2021/160)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Sherd from Lower Callerton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (2021/159)
• Petrographic Analysis Medieval sherd from Dinas Dinlle Iron Age Hillfort, Wales, UK (2020/158)
• Petrographic Analysis of Early Roman Pottery Sherds and Kiln Furniture from Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, UK (2020/157)
• Petrographic Analysis of Late Bronze Age Ceramics from the Must Farm Pile Dwelling Settlement, Cambridgeshire, UK (2020/156)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Neolithic Stone Beads from Tabarja, Lebanon (2020/155)
• Petrographic Analysis of Early Saxon Pottery from Middleton, North Warwickshire, UK (2020/154)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Briquetage from Greenpark Avenue, Kings Lynn, UK (2020/153)
• Petrographic Analysis of Transport amphora from the Nicholson Museum, Sydney, Australia (2020/152)
• Petrographic Analysis of Ceramics and Kiln Furniture from Roman Production Site of  Gunvil Hall Farm, Wymondham, Norfolk, UK (2019/149)
• Petrographic Analysis of an Undecorated Middle Bronze Age pot from the A566 Knutsford and Bowdon Bypass Scheme, Cheshire, UK (2019/148)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Coarsewares from Pentney, Norfolk, UK (2019/147)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Coarseware and Glazed Ware Sherds for the Suffolk Pot Project (2019/146)
• Petrographic Analysis of Neolithic Pottery from Oxford Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, UK (2019/144)
• Petrographic Analysis of 17th Century Ceramic Vessel from the London Gateway Port, Thurrock, Essex, UK (2019/142)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from Seabrook Orchards and Pinn Court Farm, Exeter, UK (2019/141)
• Further Petrographic Analysis of Historic Ceramics from Suakin, Condenser Island, Sudan (2018/151)
• Petrographic Analysis of Early Bronze Age Beaker Sherds from Levens Park, Cumbria, UK (2018/140)
• Initial Petrographic and Scanning Electron Microscope Analysis of Ceramics and Lithics from Islas Secas, Panama (2018/138) 
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Early Neolithic Pottery from Principal Place, London (2018/137)
• Petrographic Analysis of an Early/Middle Bronze Age Sherd from Parc Cybi, Anglesea, Wales (2018/136)
• Petrographic Analysis of Historic Ceramics from Suakin, Condenser Island, Sudan (2018/135)
• Petrographic Analysis of Early Neolithic Ceramics from Tornagrain, Scottish Highlands, UK (2018/134)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Pottery and other Ceramics from Roman Pottery Kilns at Ashlawn Road, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, UK (2018/133)
• Petrographic Analysis of Graphite and Graphite-rich Pottery Sherds, from Passau and Obernzell, Germany (2018/132)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Coarseware Pottery from the Norwich Northern Distributor (NDR) Scheme, Norfolk, UK (2018/131)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Pottery from Green Lane, Reydon, Suffolk, UK (2018/130)
• Further Petrographic Analysis of Possible Ceramic Material from Killaclohane II Portal Tomb, Ireland (2017/139)
• Petrographic and SEM-EDS Analysis of Furnace Chest Residue and Crozzle from Hollis Croft, Sheffield, UK (2017/129)
• Petrographic Analysis of Possible Ceramic Material from Killaclohane II, Ireland (2017/128)
• Petrographic Analysis of Middle Bronze Age Ceramics from the IKEA development, Newcourt, Exeter, UK (2017/127)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Urn from Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury (2017/126)
• Petrographic Analysis of Iron Age/early Roman Sherd from Leybourne Grange, UK (2017/124)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Ceramics from the M6 Bay Gateway Excavations, Lancaster, UK (2017/123)
• Petrographic Analysis of Peterborough Ware Ceramics from West Amesbury Farm, Stonehenge, Wiltshire (2017/122)
• Petrographic Analysis of Early Bronze Age Stone Tools from Petersfield Heath, Hampshire (2017/121)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire (2017/120)
• Petrographic Analysis of Late Bronze Age Ceramics from Hopwas, Staffordshire (2017/119)
• Petrographic Analysis of Saxo-Norman Ceramics from Wimborne Minster, Dorset (2017/118)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Late Bronze Age Ceramics from the Southern Transurals, Russia (2016/117)
• Petrographic Analysis of Sican Refractory Ceramics, Peru (2016/116)
• Petrographic Analysis of Bronze Age and Saxon Ceramics from Medmerry, West Sussex, UK (2016/115)
• Petrographic Analysis of Middle Iron Age Ceramics from Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex, UK (2016/114)
• Petrographic Analysis of a Roman PotteryVessel from Cheeseman’s Green, Kent, UK (2016/113)
• Petrographic Analysis of Middle Bronze Age Trevisker-style Sherds from Queen Camel, Somerset, UK (2016/112)
• Petrographic Analysis of Iron Age Metallurgical Ceramics from the Nok Culture, Nigeria (2016/111)
• Petrographic Analysis of a Bronze Age Urn from The Roaches, Staffordshire Peak District (2016/110)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from the Usmanovo 3 Burial Ground, Kazburun Region, Southern Transurals, Russia (2016/108)
• Petrographic Analysis of Neolithic Ceramics from Jebel Moya, Sudan (2015/99)
• Petrographic Analysis of Ceramics from an Early Roman Pottery Production Site at Moorfield Road, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK (2015/98)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Viking Finno-Baltic/Type AIII Ceramics from Birka, Sweden (2015/97)
• Petrographic Description of Shale Ring Sample from Gardom’s Edge, Derbyshire, UK (2015/96)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Ceramic Building Material from Harelbeke, Belgium (2015/95)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Ceramics from Pentney, Norfolk (2015/94)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from Aston Hall, Derbyshire (2015/92)
• Petrographic and X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Decorative Plaster from French Colonial Cairo (2015/92)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from Ryhall Substation Site, Rutland, England (2015/90)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Greyware Ceramics from the Kiln Site of Dyke Cottage, Arkley and Consumption Sites in Hertfordshire and north Middlesex (2015/107)
• Petrographic Analysis of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Quernstone from Raunds, Northamptonshire, UK (2015/106)
• Petrographic Analysis of Late Medieval and LMT Pottery from Plumstead, Norwich, UK (2015/105)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Sugar Loaf Court Ware Ceramics from Bloomberg Place, London  (2015/104)
• Petrographic Analysis of Imported Roman Ceramics from Bloomberg Place, London (2015/103)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Roman Verulamium Grey Ware Ceramics from Bloomberg Place, London (2015/102)
• Petrographic Analysis of Plaster from Nymphaeum, Argotti Gardens, Floriana, Malta (2015/101) 
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from The Old Dairy, Amesbury, Wiltshire, UK (2015/100)
• Petrographic and X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Crucibles and Residue from Sheffield Inner Ring Road Site, England (2014/88)
• X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Suspected Emery Sample from Keros, Greece (2014/88)
• Geochemical Analysis of Industrial Ceramics from Medieval Sigtuna, Sweden (2014/86)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man (2014/85)
• Scanning Electron Microanalysis Analysis of Possible Glassmaking Ceramics from Medieval Sigtuna, Sweden (2014/84)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Ceramics from London Bridge Street, UK (2014/83)
• Petrographic Analysis of Industrial Ceramics from Medieval Sigtuna, Sweden (2014/82)
• Petrographic Analysis of Lithic Artefacts from Clifton, Nottingham (2013/80)
• Petrographic Analysis of Iron Age Ceramics from Clifton, Nottingham (2013/79)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Ceramics from Lalibela, Ethiopia (2013/78)
• Petrographic and SEM-EDS Analysis of Historic Cementitious Building Materials from Radwani House, Doha, Qatar (2013/76)
• Petrographic Analysis of Middle Bronze Age Ceramics from Sproughton, Ipswich, UK (2013/75)
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric Ceramics from Stainton West, Carlisle, England (2013/74)
• Petrographic and SEM-EDS Analysis of Huntsman Steel-Making Crucibles from Tenter Street, Sheffield, England (2013/73)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Pottery from Highgate Wood, London - Part II (2012/67)
• Petrographic Analysis of Mortar from a Roman Aqueduct at Bois de Queue du Renard, Poitiers, France (2012/71)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Pottery and Kiln Superstructure Samples from Flixton, Suffolk, UK (2012/70)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Pottery from Highgate Wood Kiln Site, London - Part III
• Petrographic Analysis of Prehistoric and Saxon Pottery from Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire, England (2012/68)
• Petrographic Analysis of Anglo Saxon Pottery from Southend, Essex, England (2016/66)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Pottery from Highgate Wood Kiln Site, London (2012/65)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Floor Tiles from Site BPL06, Lewes, UK (2011/164)
• Petrographic Analysis of Roman Pottery from Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England (2011/63)
• Petrographic Analysis of Furnace Samples from Bristol and Bath Science Park, Emersons Green, Bristol (2011/162)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Middle Saxon Ceramics from Lundenwic Excavations at 8–9 Long Acre/16 Garrick Street, London (2011/61)
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Pottery from a Roman Kiln in Woburn, Bedfordshire, UK (2011/60)
• Petrographic Analysis of Anglo-Saxon Ceramics from Shotton and Wallsend, England (2011/59)
• Petrographic Analysis of Saxon and Medieval Pottery from Stratton, Bedfordshire (2010/58)
• Petrographic Analysis of Bronze Age and Iron Age Ceramics from Cambria Farm, Taunton, Somerset (2010/57)
• Petrographic Analysis of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Pottery from Delancey Park, Guernsey (2010/56)
• Petrographic Analysis of Late Iron Age-early Romano-British Ceramics from the A66 Improvement Scheme (2010/55)
• Scanning Electron Microanalysis Analysis of Medieval Furnace Samples from Sigtuna, Sweden (2010/54)
• Petrographic Analysis of Stone Age and Iron Age Ceramics from Dekapassanware, Northern Togo (2010/53)
• Petrographic Analysis of Medieval Ceramics from the Hedingham Ware Pottery Industry, North Essex (2010/52) 
• Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of CBM and Fired Clay Artefacts from the Pannal to Nether Kellet Pipeline (2009/51)
• Petrographic and Calcareous Nannofossil Analysis of Bronze Age Ceramics from Topsham, Devon (2009/50)

Contact

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