Kramer hoped to return to Iran to research pottery communities, but she was forced to switch her fieldwork location to India because of the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution in January 1978. Kramer discussed her plans for research in India in an article, “Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology,” in the "Annual Review of Archaeology". This article explored the benefits of archaeological studies of ceramics, given their ubiquitous use, good preservation, and role in economic trades and ritual ceremonies. Kramer researched ceramic distribution in Rajasthan in 1980 and from 1982 to 1984. Her research led to many publications related to ceramics and ceramic ethnoarchaeology published between 1991 and 1995, and later her book, "Pottery in Rajasthan: Ethnoarchaeology in Two Indian Cities" (1997).