'Ipswich ware' jars and pots, which were first made in Suffolk in the seventh century, have been created again for the first time in more than 1,000 years.
Using a replica Anglo-Saxon kiln in Tunstall, near Woodbridge, the pottery was made as part of a project led by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service.
It was created after archaeological remains excavated from the Buttermarket in Ipswich were studied, something that had never attempted before.
Ipswich ware pottery was made in Suffolk's county town from circa AD 680-870.
Jars, cooking pots and pitchers were the most commonly-made items, simple in design and grey in colour.
They were mass-produced and distributed throughout eastern England, and were some of the first of their kind in post-Roman Britain.
The experimental work was part of the community archaeology project Rendlesham Revealed: Anglo-Saxon Life in South-East Suffolk.
It is run by the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service and funded by The National Lottery's Heritage Fund.
Faye Minter, Suffolk County Council’s archaeological archives and projects manager, said: "These projects are important, allowing us to test archaeological hypotheses by replicating historical methods and techniques based on evidence from excavations.
"This can give invaluable insight into our history - the lives, skills and industry of people who lived in the past.
"The results so far suggest that there was a high level of skill, knowledge and significant resources needed to successfully produce Ipswich ware, much more than we anticipated.
"There is more for us to learn and already the volunteers have come up with a plan for a second firing later this summer to test more theories."
Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro, Suffolk County Council’s deputy cabinet member for protected landscapes and archaeology, added: "It is wonderful to see that the finds from our local excavations and archaeology, are bringing together local people, schools and organisations over 1,000 years later."
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