It has been described that little is done on ethnoarchaeological investigation of pottery crafts in Ethiopia.rnFurthermore, except some attempts made in Hintalo-wajirat, detailed ethnoarchaeological study onrnpottery production in Saharti-Samre and Hintalo-Wajirat districts of Tigray region has not beenrnconducted so far. Thus, the purpose of this study was to document the over all aspects of potteryrnproduction from ethnoarchaeological perspective so as to gain better understanding of pottery in thernarchaeological record. To achieve this, purposive sampling technique was employed to select bothrnsamples of pottery making villages and sample of informants. The data gathered through survey,rnobservation and interview were analyzed qualitatively. Accordingly, the results of this study revealed thatrnclay and sand are the basic elements for pottery making across the selected villages. In the study arearnpottery production is generally performed through various processes beginning from raw materialrnprocurement to paste preparation, forming and shaping, making decoration, drying, polishing and firing.rnThough some difference and similarities are observable in some of the stated processes among potters ofrnthe selected villages, none of these differences reflect variation in ethnicity as all potters of the selectedrnvillages belong to the same ethnic group. However, the presence of similarities in some aspects indicatesrnthe prevalence of socio-cultural contact among the artisans of the different villages. Since most activitiesrnare performed in the compound of the potters, firing pits with debris of ash, fragments of pots and toolkitsrnemployed to perform various steps of pottery making could be left in the compound of potters.rnFurthermore, pots could be broken and discarded outside production areas at market places andrnhouseholds of consumers. Thus, this study suggests that production areas, market places and householdsrnof consumers could become sources of archaeological site formation in Saharti-Samre and Hintalo-rnWajirat districts