With the aim of better and more scientifically conserving ancient pottery,current research on the conservation and restoration of ancient pottery has been reviewed.This review includes identification of deterioration and damage,construction techniques, the mechanisms of conservation and restoration and case studies of conservation and restoration,etc.The history and current status of scienfic conservation of ancient pottery objects,both inside and outside of the country,have been summarized and existing issues are pointed out.These issues include the lack of basic research in the physics and chemistry of pottery itself,the lack of research on the prevention and prediction of deterioration and the lack of a systematic method for measurement and evaluation of the degree of deterioration and damage.In the future,we should focus on basic research,systematic insite archaeological conservation techniques,research on conservation materials and standardization of conservation and restoration treatments for ancient pottery.