In 2011 the ceramics workshop students learned the process of analyzing and and restoring archaeological ceramics. They worked on pottery of classical and medieval periods coming from several sources: some from the excavation of the Baths in Carsulae; some were lent by Rome’s Archaeological Soprintensenza and came from recent excavations at the Palatine Hill, and, lastly; some came from the Archaeological Museum of Perugia.
The work done on the objects started with the sorting, analysis and documentation of the sherds and was followed by the conservation work that involved the cleaning, reassembly of the surviving pieces and the infill of the missing portions of pottery. All the work was carried out by the student under the close supervision of the faculty.