John W. Arthur is Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida (USF) in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has worked in Ethiopia since 1995, conducting ceramic ethnoarchaeological and Holocene archaeological research. While investigating household ceramic assemblages in Gamo, he discovered how to interpret beer production in the ancient past, which has been documented in places such as Ethiopia, Sudan, Greece, United Kingdom, France, and Mexico. In addition, he is a faculty member for the USF Brewing Arts Certificate, teaching students about the archaeology and history of beer. In addition to his Ethiopian research, Dr. Arthur has been excavating the Native American shell mound at the Weeden Island site in Pinellas County, Florida. Dr. Arthur also serves as the President of the non-profit organization, Alliance for Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education. His Fulbright award will allow him to collaborate with colleagues at the University of Valladolid, Spain, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and the Directors of the Dikili Tash Research Program, Greece, to examine how ancient Europeans utilized their pottery to produce some of Europe’s earliest beverages. This collaborative study will enhance our understanding of cross-cultural technological variation in relation to ceramic form and function. Pottery technology, in concert with alcohol production, offers insight into feasting, ritual, and identity from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in Spain and Greece. Students in Spain and Greece will benefit from this research, as these two ceramic assemblages offer excellent teaching material for comparing the technological and ritual uses of pottery across Europe.