The course aims at the familiarization of students with the terminology, the typology and the decorative techniques of the main categories of Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery in the Aegean. It also examines ceramic changes as a reflection of cultural developments and interactions in this area, aiming at the appraisal of pottery as a main tool of archaeological methodology. The course presents ceramic developments in chronological order and in parallel with cultural changes that these developments imply. Museum visits are an indispensable part of the course.