Earthenware pottery was a common Singapore product of the fourteenth-century. All fourteenth-century sites in Singapore have yielded large quantities of earthenware pottery, showing that it formed an integral part of local culture. Like most other early cultures, Singapore utilized ceramics for a wide range of purposes. The techniques, decoration, and shapes associated with the pottery indicate that it was made within the geographical area of the Straits of Malaka, and probably right in or near the ancient city of Singapore.