This paper reports our study of the provenance of ancient Chinese Yaozhouporcelain. The content of 29 elements in the Yaozhou porcelain samples wasmeasured by neutron activation analysis (NAA). The NAA data were furtheranalysed using fuzzy cluster analysis to obtain the trend fuzzy clusterdiagrams. These samples with different glaze colour, ranging over morethan 700 years, were fired in different kilns. Our analysis indicates therelatively concentrated distribution of the sources of the raw material forthe Yaozhou porcelain body samples. They can be classified into twoindependent periods, i.e. the Tang (AD 618–907) and the Five Dynasties (AD907–960) period, and the Song (AD 960–1279) and Jin (AD 1115–1234)period. Our analysis also indicates that the sources of the raw materialfor the ancient Yaozhou porcelain glaze samples are quite scattered andthose for the black glaze in the Tang Dynasty are very concentrated. Thesources of the raw material for the celadon glaze and the white glaze inthe Tang Dynasty are widely distributed and those for the celadon glazein the Song Dynasty are close to those of the bluish white glaze in theJin Dynasty, and they are very concentrated. The sources of the rawmaterial for the porcelain glazes cover those of the porcelain bodies.