Which field of study includes the history of pottery?

I missed this one because pottery is both an art form, and utilitarian. Therefore, my logic is that it falls under the umbrella, so to speak, of cultural anthropology. Archaeology, being a more broad field of study, would encompass a wider range inquiry. Does that make any sense? I didn't think so.

BP before present? so 4000 years ago would be 1,875 years ago. or do you mean BCE, before common era?

Cultural anthropologist also study pottery. This is a terrible question and explanation. This person suggests that culture did not exist before written history. There are current people with no written language that certainly have culture. I argue that it has always been this way.

Pedology... el estudio de los pedos?